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sour - the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth |
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sourness,
tartness |
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gustatory perception,
gustatory sensation,
taste perception,
taste sensation,
taste a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
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acidulousness,
acidity pH values below 7
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sour - a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar |
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cocktail an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
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whiskey sour,
whisky sour a sour made with whiskey
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verb |
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sour - make sour or more sour |
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acidify,
acidulate,
acetify |
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dulcify,
dulcorate,
edulcorate,
sweeten make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"
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change taste alter the flavor of
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sour - go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
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turn,
ferment,
work |
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ferment,
work cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
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change state,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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adjektiv |
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sour - having a sharp biting taste |
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sweet pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
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dry practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
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soured having turned bad
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tasty pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
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acerb,
acerbic,
astringent harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
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acetose,
acetous,
vinegarish,
vinegary tasting or smelling like vinegar
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acidulent,
acidulous,
acidic,
acid being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
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lemonlike,
lemony,
sourish,
tangy,
tart tasting sour like a lemon
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subacid slightly sour to the taste
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sour - smelling of fermentation or staleness |
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rancid |
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ill-smelling,
malodorous,
malodourous,
unpleasant-smelling,
stinky having an unpleasant smell
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sour - one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons |
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tasty pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
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