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WINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A red as dark as red wine

Synonyms:

wine; wine-colored; wine-coloured

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("wine" is a kind of...):

dark red (a red color that reflects little light)

Derivation:

vinaceous (of the color of wine)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fermented juice (of grapes especially)

Synonyms:

vino; wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("wine" is a kind of...):

alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wine"):

mulled wine (wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit)

fortified wine (wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added)

varietal; varietal wine (a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape)

generic; generic wine (wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as 'vin rouge', 'vino rosso', 'rotwein', 'red wine', etc.), or by general class (as 'vin ordinaire', 'vin de table', 'vino da tavola', 'tafelwein', 'table wine', etc.))

vermouth (any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks)

Tokay (Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes)

table wine (wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal)

Rhone wine (any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France)

retsina (Greek wine flavored with resin)

plonk (a cheap wine of inferior quality)

macon; maconnais (fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry)

jug wine (inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs)

Dubonnet ((trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif)

dessert wine (still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal)

Cotes de Provence (a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast)

California wine (any of various wines produced in California)

Bordeaux; Bordeaux wine (any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them)

Burgundy; Burgundy wine (red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere))

sparkling wine (effervescent wine)

altar wine; sacramental wine (used in a communion service)

blush wine; pink wine; rose; rose wine (pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began)

white wine (pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation)

red wine (wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes)

vintage (a season's yield of wine from a vineyard)

Holonyms ("wine" is a substance of...):

negus (wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg)

grape (any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters)

Derivation:

vinaceous (of or relating to wine)

vinify (convert a juice into wine by fermentation)

vinous (of or relating to wine)

wine (treat to wine)

wine (drink wine)

winey; winy (having the taste of wine)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Treat to wine

Example:

Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "wine" is one way to...):

regale; treat (provide with choice or abundant food or drink)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

wine (fermented juice (of grapes especially))

winery (an establishment where wine is made)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Drink wine

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "wine" is one way to...):

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

wine (fermented juice (of grapes especially))

winery (an establishment where wine is made)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The institution never flagged for want of a story, I am certain; and the wine lasted out almost as well as the matter.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Mrs. Goddard, what say you to half a glass of wine?

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

It is a good wine, Holmes.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They gave her three kinds of wine to drink, white, red, and yellow, and with that she died.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

And I declare if she is not gone away without finishing her wine!

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Now, you must have some wine and water, and sit here comfortably and tell us all about it.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Gluconic acid, found abundantly in plant, honey and wine, can be prepared by fungal fermentation process commercially.

(Gluconic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

These compounds are also found in tea, wine, fruits and vegetables.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The upper safe limit of drinking was about five drinks per week (100g of pure alcohol, 12.5 units or just over five pints of 4% ABV beer or five 175ml glasses of 13% ABV wine).

(Drinking more than five pints a week could shorten your life, University of Cambridge)

Two types of vascular birthmarks are hemangiomas and port-wine stains.

(Birthmarks, NIH)