wine
noun /waɪn/
/waɪn/
- [uncountable, countable] an alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes that has been left to ferment. There are many different kinds of wine.
- sparkling wine
- a dry/sweet wine
- red/rosé/white wine
- a selection of fine wines
- a glass/bottle of wine
- He never drank wine, beer or spirits.
- French/Italian/Australian wines
- We ordered the house wine (= the cheapest wine available in a particular restaurant, sometimes not listed by name).
- The region produces top-quality wines.
- the wine industry
- Do you serve wine by the glass?
- wines from other regions of France
- wines from native grapes
Homophones whine | winewhine wine/waɪn//waɪn/- whine verb
- Don't whine—I'm doing everything I can to help you.
- whine noun
- The dog let out a long whine.
- wine noun
- Would you prefer beer, wine or a soft drink?
Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksa1- A good selection of wine by the glass was on offer.
- About 60% of Australia's wine is produced in South Australia.
- Do you drink wine?
- He went to Chile to taste wines.
- I took another bottle from the wine rack.
- I'll have some wine, please.
- Open the wine an hour before the meal to let it breathe.
- She took a sip of her wine.
- The restaurant's house wines are Australian.
- The restaurant's house wines are an Australian Chardonnay and a French red.
- The supermarket holds occasional wine-tasting sessions.
- The waiter went around pouring the wine.
- The waiter went round topping up people's wine.
- The wine flowed freely at the party.
- The wine had gone to his head and he was starting to talk rubbish.
- The winery has been making wine for a couple of centuries.
- The younger wines will be mature after about three years.
- They always ply their clients with wine before getting down to business.
- We hold occasional wine-tasting sessions.
- Would you like another drop of wine?
- a cheap sour wine
- a farm at the edge of northern California's wine country
- a wine-growing region
- fortified wines such as port and sherry
- some new wines from South Africa
- wine aged in the bottle
- [uncountable, countable] an alcoholic drink made from plants or fruits other than grapes
- elderberry/rice wine
- [uncountable] (also wine red)a dark red colourMore Like This Colour compoundsColour compounds
- baby blue
- china-blue
- cobalt blue
- electric blue
- ice-blue
- midnight blue
- navy blue
- peacock blue
- petrol blue
- powder blue
- royal blue
- sky-blue
- blood-red
- cherry red
- pillar-box red
- wine red
- bottle-green
- emerald green
- jade green
- lime green
- olive-green
- pea-green
- sea-green
- lemon yellow
- primrose yellow
- lily-white
- snow-white
- coal-black
- jet black
- pitch-black
- charcoal grey
- iron-grey
- slate-grey
- rose pink
- salmon pink
- shocking pink
- nut-brown
Word OriginOld English wīn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijn, German Wein, based on Latin vinum.