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sour

/ sour /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
Similar:
tasteful
adjective Sense 2
having a sharp biting taste
Similar:
acerb acerbic astringent sharp acetose acetous vinegary acidic
Opposites:
sweet
See also:
dry soured tasteful
adjective satellite Sense 3
smelling of fermentation or staleness
Similar:
malodorous malodourous
verb Sense 4
make sour or more sour
Opposites:
sweeten dulcify edulcorate dulcorate
Type of:
change taste
Derived:
vinegar acetum acid sourness acidity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
go sour or spoil
"The milk has soured"
"The wine worked"
"The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
zymosis zymolysis fermentation fermenting ferment
Verb group:
ferment work
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 6
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
Type of:
cocktail
Kinds of:
whiskey sour whisky sour
noun Sense 7
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Type of:
taste taste sensation gustatory sensation
Kinds of:
acidity acidulousness
Derived:
acidify acidulate acetify
adjective satellite Sense 8
in an unpalatable state
"sour milk"
Similar:
soured
noun Sense 9
the property of being acidic
Type of:
taste property
Kinds of:
acerbity tartness vinegariness vinegarishness
Derived:
acidify acidulate acetify
adjective satellite Sense 10
inaccurate in pitch
"a false (or sour) note"
"her singing was off key"
Similar:
inharmonious unharmonious
adjective satellite Sense 11
showing a brooding ill humor
"a dark scowl"
"the proverbially dour New England Puritan"
"a glum, hopeless shrug"
"he sat in moody silence"
"a morose and unsociable manner"
"a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven"
"a sour temper"
Similar:
ill-natured
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
15
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

tasteful acerb acerbic astringent sharp acetose acetous vinegary acidic sweet malodorous malodourous