Definition of “wine” - English Dictionary

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winenoun [ C or U ]

uk ​ /waɪn/ us ​ /waɪn/

A1 an alcoholic drink that is usually made from grapes, but can also be made from other fruits or flowers. It is made by fermenting the fruit with water and sugar:

a wine cellar/connoisseur/cooler/glass
red/white/dry/sweet/sparkling/table wine
Let's have a bottle/glass of wine with dinner.
I love Australian wines, especially the white wines.
Would you like to see the wine list, sir?

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wineverb

uk ​ /waɪn/ us ​ /waɪn/

(Definition of “wine” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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winenoun

us ​ /wɑɪn/

› an alcoholic drink made from grapes, or less commonly an alcoholic drink made in a similar way but from other fruits:

[ U ] a glass of red/white wine
[ C ] California wines

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wine and dine someone

(Definition of “wine” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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