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wine

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
waɪn

Definitions

  1. Wind.
    British, dialectal, uncountable
  2. A surname.
  3. wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%)
  4. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, dated
  6. Acronym of Windows Emulator.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, dated
  7. third-person singular preterite indicative of venir
  8. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.
    countable, uncountable
  9. Acronym of Wine is not an emulator.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  10. A serving of wine.
    countable
  11. The color of red wine, a deep reddish purple.
    uncountable

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Examples

“Wine is usually stronger than beer.”
“"Wine improves with age but I improve⟳ with wine," she slurred as she slid gracefully beneath the table.”
“And David's Lips are lock't; but in divine High piping Péhlevi, with "Wine! Wine! Wine! Red Wine!" — the Nightingale cries to the Rose That yellow Cheek of her's to'incarnadine.”
“In Europe then [1925] we thought of wine as something as healthy and normal as food and also as a great giver of happiness and well being and delight. Drinking wine was not a snobbism nor a sign⟳ of sophistication nor a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary, and I would not have⟳ thought of eating a meal without drinking either wine or cider or beer.”
“Admirers of Israel’s kosher and nonkosher wines need⟳ the 2007 edition of “Rogov’s Guide⟳ to Israeli Wines” (Toby Press⟳, $19.95).”
“The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates promoted wine for various purposes, including reducing fevers and dressing wounds.”
“...dandelion wine, rice wine, plum wine...”
“I'd like⟳ three beers and two wines, please⟳. My friend will have⟳ the same.”
“Vor voices rawze upon tha wine”
“Aw how sholl I tell⟳ o’m—vor âll pirty maidens / When I pass’d ’em look’d back—ther smill rawze on tha wine.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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See also

wine acid wine aunt wine ball wine bar wine biscuit wine bottle

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