noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bunch of grapes
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She served the cheese with a bunch of black grapes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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Halve and seen three black grapes .
sour
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It may sound like sour grapes but I assure you I feel no bitterness merely disappointed.
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Sounds like sour grapes to me.
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Are these just bad vibes and sour grapes or is hip hop just too naughty by nature for the mainstream?
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Already one began to hear the nickname Suicide Langford; but that was either sour grapes or silly sensationalism.
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There is certainly no defensiveness nor any sour grapes from me or any of the Editing for Industry committee.
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Envy and sour grapes had their customary party.
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This was sour grapes , a far-off voice of wisdom suggested.
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Criticisms from ex-players, in my opinion, are nothing but sour grapes .
white
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Classification of Coligny's white grapes jumped from 85% to 90% in 1985, assuming premier cru status.
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The white wine grapes of the Rhone can be equally intriguing and also have received the Rhone Rangers' attention.
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Sultanas are dried white seedless grapes and have a sweeter flavour than either currants or raisins.
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They are the traditional white grapes of Hermitage, though some growers have sworn off the notoriously fickle roussanne.
■ NOUN
harvest
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It was estimated that 20 percent of the grape harvest had been lost.
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Despite an 11 percent increase in the 1995 California grape harvest , wine prices for consumers will still go up.
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We have seasons that seem to revolve round the grape harvest .
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But after three relatively small grape harvests in a row coupled with continuing strong consumer demand, grape prices continue to increase.
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August brought the grape harvest , centered in Fresno.
juice
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Slowly add the grape juice to the bowl and whisk.
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Have each student dip a cotton swab in purple grape juice and rub it over the paper.
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Felicia slides her glass forward and he refills it with grape juice .
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It has about one sip of grape juice remaining at the bottom.
variety
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Which of the following grape varieties is the odd one out? 4.
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At that time, grape varieties weren't exactly classified, but Chardonnay, for instance, could have been among them.
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Chardonnay is an amazingly versatile grape variety .
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Müller-Thurgau is the grape variety , an early ripening and highly flavoured variety, much favoured along the Upper Rhine.
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Each month we will take you through the major wine-producing areas of the world, highlighting the leading grape varieties .
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What is unique about champagne is the particular combination of soil and grape varieties .
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Even efforts with their best grape varieties seemed to produce wines that could never shake off a legacy of bitterness.
■ VERB
grow
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We even grew grapes on the side of our houses.
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Her daddy was a nurseryman and grew tomatoes and grapes and hothouse plants and flowers in his glasshouses.
make
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Why do we generally make wine from grapes rather than any other fruit?
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A typical example is Chteau de Valandraud, made from grapes grown on a tiny patch of vineyard in St-Emilion.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sour grapes
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Brown said his rival's comments were just sour grapes..
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Whatever I say about my ex-wife will probably sound like sour grapes.
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Already one began to hear the nickname Suicide Langford; but that was either sour grapes or silly sensationalism.
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Are these just bad vibes and sour grapes or is hip hop just too naughty by nature for the mainstream?
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Criticisms from ex-players, in my opinion, are nothing but sour grapes.
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Envy and sour grapes had their customary party.
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It may sound like sour grapes but I assure you I feel no bitterness merely disappointed.
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Sounds like sour grapes to me.
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There is certainly no defensiveness nor any sour grapes from me or any of the Editing for Industry committee.
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This was sour grapes, a far-off voice of wisdom suggested.
tread grapes
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a bunch of grapes
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He stood at the window eating grapes from a paper bag torn open down the side.
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Higher up, position a ring of grape hyacinth bulbs.
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Slowly add the grape juice to the bowl and whisk.
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The merlot grape dominates this medium-to full-bodied wine.
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This allows the complexities of the grape to shine through, a quality inherent in all great wines.
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This is not the case with sugar, honey, grape must, cloves and other spices which increase its merit.
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Try Concord grapes for their jagged leaves.