sour
English Thesaurus
1. the property of being acidic (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | taste property, |
| definition | : | a property appreciated via the sense of taste (noun.attribute) |
2. the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | acidity, acidulousness, |
| definition | : | the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition) |
3. a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | cocktail, |
| definition | : | a short mixed drink (noun.food) |
4. go sour or spoil (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | ferment, work, |
| definition | : | cause to undergo fermentation (verb.change) |
5. make sour or more sour (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | change taste, |
| definition | : | alter the flavor of (verb.perception) |
6. smelling of fermentation or staleness (adj.all)
7. showing a brooding ill humor (adj.all)
| similar | : | ill-natured, |
| definition | : | having an irritable and unpleasant disposition (adj.all) |
8. inaccurate in pitch (adj.all)
9. having a sharp biting taste (adj.all)
| similar | : | subacid, |
| definition | : | slightly sour to the taste (adj.all) |
| also | : | dry, |
| definition | : | (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation (adj.all) |
| also | : | soured, |
| definition | : | having turned bad (adj.all) |
| also | : | tasty, |
| definition | : | pleasing to the sense of taste (adj.all) |
10. in an unpalatable state (adj.all)
| similar | : | soured, |
| definition | : | having turned bad (adj.all) |
11. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons (adj.all)
| similar | : | tasty, |
| definition | : | pleasing to the sense of taste (adj.all) |
12. the property of being acidic (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | acid, |
| definition | : | having the characteristics of an acid (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rancid, sour, |
| definition | : | smelling of fermentation or staleness (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sour, |
| definition | : | having a sharp biting taste (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | off, sour, turned, |
| definition | : | in an unpalatable state (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sour, |
| definition | : | one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons (adj.all) |
13. the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | sour, |
| definition | : | one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons (adj.all) |
14. go sour or spoil (verb.change)
| derivation | : | souring, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming sour (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis, |
| definition | : | a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | ferment, |
| definition | : | a substance capable of bringing about fermentation (noun.substance) |
15. make sour or more sour (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | sour, sourness, tartness, |
| definition | : | the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | acetum, vinegar, |
| definition | : | sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | acetum, |
| definition | : | a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug) (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | acid, |
| definition | : | any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt (noun.substance) |
16. smelling of fermentation or staleness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | rancidness, |
| definition | : | the property of being rancid (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | rancidity, |
| definition | : | the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil) (noun.state) |
17. showing a brooding ill humor (adj.all)
| derivation | : | moodiness, |
| definition | : | a sullen gloomy feeling (noun.feeling) |
18. having a sharp biting taste (adj.all)
| antonym | : | sweet, |
| definition | : | having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar (adj.all) |
19. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sour, sourness, tartness, |
| definition | : | the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition) |
20. the property of being acidic (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | acid, |
| definition | : | having the characteristics of an acid (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rancid, sour, |
| definition | : | smelling of fermentation or staleness (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sour, |
| definition | : | having a sharp biting taste (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | off, sour, turned, |
| definition | : | in an unpalatable state (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | sour, |
| definition | : | one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons (adj.all) |
21. the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | sour, |
| definition | : | one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons (adj.all) |
22. go sour or spoil (verb.change)
| derivation | : | souring, |
| definition | : | the process of becoming sour (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis, |
| definition | : | a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | ferment, |
| definition | : | a substance capable of bringing about fermentation (noun.substance) |
23. make sour or more sour (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | sour, sourness, tartness, |
| definition | : | the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | acetum, vinegar, |
| definition | : | sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | acetum, |
| definition | : | a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug) (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | acid, |
| definition | : | any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt (noun.substance) |
24. smelling of fermentation or staleness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | rancidness, |
| definition | : | the property of being rancid (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | rancidity, |
| definition | : | the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil) (noun.state) |
25. showing a brooding ill humor (adj.all)
| derivation | : | moodiness, |
| definition | : | a sullen gloomy feeling (noun.feeling) |
26. having a sharp biting taste (adj.all)
| antonym | : | sweet, |
| definition | : | having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar (adj.all) |
27. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sour, sourness, tartness, |
| definition | : | the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth (noun.cognition) |
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