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sour
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- pronunciation:
- saUr
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
sourer, sourest |
| definition 1: |
having a tart or acid taste, like that of lemon juice or vinegar.
- synonyms:
- acid, acidic, tart, vinegary
- antonyms:
- sweet
- similar words:
- acerbic, acidulous, pungent, sharp, subacid, tangy
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| definition 2: |
having become acid or rancid through fermentation or spoilage, as milk.
- synonyms:
- fermented, turned
- antonyms:
- fresh
- similar words:
- bad, clabbered, off, rancid, spoiled
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| definition 3: |
resentful, bitter, morose, or otherwise bad-tempered.
a sour expression on his face- synonyms:
- bad-tempered, bitter, dour, peevish, resentful, sullen
- antonyms:
- amiable
- similar words:
- acerbic, bilious, crabbed, disagreeable, grouchy, morose, nasty, petulant, surly, testy, unpleasant
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| definition 4: |
not up to the usual standard; poor.
His bowling was sour last night.- synonyms:
- off, poor
- similar words:
- inferior, substandard
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| definition 5: |
smelling of spoilage or decay; putrid; rotten.
- synonyms:
- bad, decayed, putrid, rotten, spoiled
- similar words:
- disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, nasty, offensive, repugnant, sickening, unpleasant, unsavory
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| definition 6: |
of musical tones, harshly off pitch.
- similar words:
- flat, off, off-key
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| related words: |
acrid, bitter, mawkish, ornery, putrid, rough, stale, sullen |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the taste sensation produced by something tart or acid; one of the four basic tastes, along with bitter, salty, and sweet.
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| definition 2: |
an alcoholic drink made with lemon or lime juice, sugar, whisky or gin, and sometimes soda water.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sours, souring, soured |
| definition 1: |
to become or cause to become sour in taste or smell.
- synonyms:
- ferment, turn
- similar words:
- embitter
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| definition 2: |
to become or cause to become resentful, morose, or uninterested.
- synonyms:
- embitter
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| related words: |
decompose, spoil, stale, turn |
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| derivations: |
sourish (adj.), sourly (adv.), sourness (n.) |
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