Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sour | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
astringent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
sour (noun) | astringent (noun) |
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the property of being acidic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth | |
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar |
sour (adjective) | astringent (adjective) |
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having a sharp biting taste | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
showing a brooding ill humor | sour or bitter in taste |
inaccurate in pitch | |
smelling of fermentation or staleness | |
in an unpalatable state | |
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons |
sour (verb) | astringent (verb) |
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go sour or spoil | |
make sour or more sour |