SOUR

Meaning of SOUR in English

Function: noun

Date: before 12th century

1 a : something sour b : the primary taste sensation produced by acid stimuli

2 : a cocktail consisting of a liquor (as whiskey), lemon or lime juice, sugar, and sometimes ice

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(ə)r, ˈsau̇ə, esp in the South ˈsau̇wə(r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUR — (v. t.) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. i. ) To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon sours in hot weather; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — — sourish , adj. — sourly , adv. — sourness , n. /soweur, sow"euhr/ , adj., sourer, sourest , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — v. cause to turn sour; make bitter, disillusion; become sour; become disillusioned and resentful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOUR — I. ˈsau̇(-ə)r adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin to Old High German sūr sour, Lithuanian sūrus salty …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUR — superl afflictive; painful. 2. sour ·vt to make cold and unproductive, as soil. 3. sour ·vt to make unhappy, uneasy, …
Webster English vocab
SOUR — [sour] adj [ME, fr. OE sur; akin to OHG sur sour, Lith surus salty] (bef. 12c) 1: causing or characterized …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUR — sour BrE AmE ˈsa ʊ ‿ə AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə r ▷ soured ˈsa ʊ ‿əd AmE ˈsaʊ‿ ə rd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOUR — / ˈsaʊə(r); NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective 1. having a taste like that of a lemon or of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUR — I. sour 1 /saʊə $ saʊr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sur ] 1 . having …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUR — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUR — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar, esp. because of unripeness (sour apples). …
Oxford English vocab
SOUR — ( sours, souring, soured) 1. Something that is sour has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a musty/stale/sour smell (= old and not fresh ) ▪ The clothes in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUR — Synonyms and related words : abrupt, absonant, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acescency, acescent, acetify, acid, acidic, acidify, acidity, acidulant, acidulate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUR — I. noun Sour is used after these nouns: ↑ whisky II. verb Sour is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOUR — n. 25B6; adjective sour wine : ACID, acidic, acidy, acidulated, tart, bitter, sharp, vinegary, pungent; N. Amer. acerb; technical acerbic. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUR — adj. 1 acid, acidic, tart, vinegary, lemony, acidulous or acidulent, acidulated, acescent, acerbic This apple has a pleasant, slightly sour …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый; кисловатый Syn : acid 2., acidulous, tart I Ant : savoury, bland, kind, sweet, 2) прокисший …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUR — sour.ogg 1. ʹsaʋə n 1. кислятина 2. кислый раствор ( при отбеливании, дублении ) 3. амер. «сауэр», лимонный коктейль to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOUR — 1. ʹsaʋə n 1. кислятина 2. кислый раствор ( при отбеливании, дублении ) 3. амер. «сауэр», лимонный коктейль to take …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый, кисловатый ( имеющий кислый вкус, как, напр., уксус, лимон, незрелая слив и т. п. ) sour …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый, кисловатый (имеющий кислый вкус, как, напр., уксус, лимон, незрелая слив и т. п.) sour grapes — зеленый (кислый) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SOUR — 1. прил. 1) кислый; кисловатый Syn : acid 2., acidulous, tart I Ant : savoury, bland, kind, sweet, 2) прокисший …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUR — a. acid; rancid; brusqui
English interlingue dictionary
SOUR — aslum;maaslum;salom
English-Visayan vocabulary
SOUR — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sūr; akin to Old High German sūr ~, Lithuanian sūrus salty Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOUR — (v. t.) To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (v. t.) To make cold and unproductive, as soil.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (n.) A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Afflictive; painful.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — (superl.) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To make cold and unproductive, as soil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to sour lime for business purposes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( v. t. ) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( superl. ) Afflictive; painful.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — ( n. ) A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUR — adj. having a sour taste; bitter, disillusioned, resentful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOUR — n. one of the four primary tastes (along with bitter, salty and sweet); something with a sour flavor; alcoholic beverage …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOUR — n. sour ball sour cherry sour cream sour grapes sour grass sour gum sour mash sour orange sweet and sour …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOUR — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 14th century : to become sour transitive verb : to make sour
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOUR — n. Pronunciation: ' sau ̇ (- ə )r Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English s ū r; akin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOUR — ■ adjective 1》 having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar. 2》 (of food, especially milk) having gone bad because …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOUR — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Something that is ~ has a sharp, unpleasant taste like the taste of a lemon. The …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOUR — [verb]Hot weather sours milk. [T]Milk sours in hot weather. [I](figurative) The awful experience soured her whole attitude to life. [T](figurative) …
Cambridge English vocab
SOUR — n. Function: adjective 1 causing or characterized by the one of the basic taste sensations produced chiefly by acids FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOUR — I . a. 1. Acid, tart, pricked, sharp, acetous, acetose. 2. Cross, crabbed, morose, acrimonious, currish, surly, testy, touchy, cantankerous, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SOUR — adjective 1. causing or characterized by the one of the basic taste sensations produced chiefly by acids sour pickles Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUR — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SOUR — See ↑ FRESH/NOT FRESH 2, ↑ SPOIL 3, ↑ TASTE 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ turn sour
Longman Activator English vocab
SOUR — adj. to go, turn ~ (things went ~; the whole affair turned ~)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SOUR — Of or relating to excessively acid soil that is damaging to crops.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
SOUR — сауэр, лимонный коктейль (из джина или виски с лимонным или лаймовым соком [см. (lime), кусочком апельсина и т.п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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