WINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wine mean? 

• WINE (noun)
  The noun WINE has 2 senses:

1. fermented juice (of grapes especially)

2. a red as dark as red wine

  Familiarity information: WINE used as a noun is rare.

• WINE (verb)
  The verb WINE has 2 senses:

1. drink wine

2. treat to wine

  Familiarity information: WINE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fermented juice (of grapes especially)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

vino; wine

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"):

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A red as dark as red wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

wine; wine-colored; wine-coloured

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

dark red (a red color that reflects little light)

Derivation:

vinaceous (of the color of wine)

• WINE (verb)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Treat to wine

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context example:

Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week

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)

 Context examples 

I left Quincey lying down after having a glass of wine, and told the cook to get ready a good breakfast.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

A question about whether an individual drinks alcohol, such as beer or wine.

(Drinks Alcohol Such as Beer or Wine, NCI Thesaurus)

Bring in wine while the food is dressing.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Take a seat, and here is a glass of wine for you,” said the lawyer.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Subjects in the third, control group consumed either only beer or only wine.

(Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, University of Cambridge)

You know he thinks that wine should be used only in illness, and Mother says that neither she nor her daughters will ever offer it to any young man under her roof.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

No doubt that is true, and yet they drank some wine, I understand.

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

I can't hit the name on 't; well, you get me a bottle of wine, Jim—this here brandy's too strong for my head.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

It was like wine to him.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

And you will be careful of wine, Roddy?

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)