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sour having a tart or acid taste, like that of lemon juice or vinegar. [10 definitions]
sourball a round piece of hard candy that has a tart or sour flavor.
source the origin or cause of something. [4 definitions]
source book a document used as a primary source by those writing about a person, period, idea, or movement.
source language the computer language in which a program is originally written, and which must be converted into another language for use in a computer. [2 definitions]
sourceless combined form of source.
sour cherry a tree that bears white flowers and small tart red fruit. [2 definitions]
sour cream a thick cream that has been soured by lactic acid, used as an ingredient in soups, salads, and various other dishes.
sourdough fermented dough used instead of yeast to cause bread to rise.
sour grapes (used with a sing. verb) pretended scorn for an unreached or unreachable objector goal.
sour gum a tree of eastern North America that has glossy leathery leaves and soft wood; tupelo.
sour mash a mixture of new mash and mash from an earlier run, used in the distilling of certain whiskeys. [2 definitions]
sourpuss (informal) a person with a gloomy or disagreeable expression or disposition.
sousaphone a brass wind instrument of the tuba family that has a large movable bell and a tube that encircles the player's body, used esp. in marching bands.
souse to plunge into a liquid; immerse. [7 definitions]
soutane a long garment worn by Roman Catholic priests; cassock.
south the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun. [6 definitions]
South Africa a country in the southernmost part of Africa on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans; Union of South Africa.
South African of or pertaining to South Africa or its people, culture, or the like. [2 definitions]
South African Dutch the descendants of the Dutch colonists in South Africa; Boers. [2 definitions]
South America a continent in the southern part of the Western Hemisphere, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.