sour

/sˈaʊɝ/

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Adjective
having a sharp biting taste
Adjective Satellite
smelling of fermentation or staleness
Adjective Satellite
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
Adjective Satellite
in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"
Adjective Satellite
inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"
Adjective Satellite
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"; "a sullen crowd"
Noun
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
Noun
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Noun
the property of being acidic
Verb
go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
Verb
make sour or more sour
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