sour
sour /ˈsaʊr/
adjective
-
(
)
Smelling of fermentation or staleness
(
rancid
, sour
)
smelling of fermentation or staleness
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Showing a brooding ill humor
(
dark
, dour
, glum
, moody
, glowering
, morose
, saturnine
, sour
, sullen
)
showing a brooding ill humor
A dark scowl
a dark scowl
The proverbially dour New England Puritan
the proverbially dour New England Puritan
A glum, hopeless shrug
a glum, hopeless shrug
He sat in moody silence
he sat in moody silence
A morose and unsociable manner
a morose and unsociable manner
A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
A sour temper
a sour temper
A sullen crowd
a sullen crowd
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Inaccurate in pitch
(
false
, off-key
, sour
)
inaccurate in pitch
A false (or sour) note
a false (or sour) note
Her singing was off key
her singing was off key
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Having a sharp biting taste
(
sour
)
having a sharp biting taste
Lemons are sour and are often used in cooking and baking
Lemons are sour and are often used in cooking and baking
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In an unpalatable state
(
off
, sour
, turned
)
in an unpalatable state
Sour milk
sour milk
-
One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
(
sour
)
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
noun
-
The property of being acidic
(
sour
, sourness
, acidity
)
the property of being acidic
-
The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
(
sour
, sourness
, tartness
)
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
-
A cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
(
sour
)
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
He ordered a whiskey sour at the bar.
He ordered a whiskey sour at the bar.
verb
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(
)
Go sour or spoil
(
ferment
, turn
, work
, sour
)
go sour or spoil
The milk has soured
The milk has soured
The wine worked
The wine worked
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
-
(
)
Make sour or more sour
(
acetify
, acidify
, acidulate
, sour
)
make sour or more sour