sweet and sour

  • 101sour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. acid, tart, bitter; fermented, unpleasant; morose, testy, touchy. See sourness, irascibility, unsavoriness.Ant., sweet, good humored. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sour in taste] Syn. acid, acidulated …

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  • 102sour — sourish, adj. sourly, adv. sourness, n. /soweur, sow euhr/, adj., sourer, sourest, n., v. adj. 1. having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart. 2. rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented. 3 …

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  • 103sweet — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old High German suozi sweet, Latin suadēre to urge, suavis sweet, Greek hēdys Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) pleasing to the taste (2) being or inducing the one of …

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  • 104sour — [[t]saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər[/t]] adj. sour•er, sour•est, n. v. 1) having an acid taste resembling that of vinegar or lemon juice; tart 2) rendered acid or affected by fermentation; fermented 3) psl phl producing the one of the four basic taste sensations… …

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  • 105sweet — sweet1 W3S2 [swi:t] adj comparative sweeter superlative sweetest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(taste)¦ 2¦(character)¦ 3¦(children/small things)¦ 4¦(thoughts/emotions)¦ 5¦(smells)¦ 6¦(sounds)¦ 7 have a sweet tooth …

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  • 106sweet — 1 /swi:t/ adjective 1 TASTE having a taste like sugar: This tea is too sweet. | a sweet apple | sweet wine compare bitter 1 (4), dry 1 (9), sour 1 (1) 2 CHARACTER kind, gentle, and friendly: a sweet smile | How sweet of you to remember my… …

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  • 107Sweet Home Chicago — Infobox Single Name = Sweet Home Chicago Cover size = Border = yes Caption = Artist = Robert Johnson Album = A side = Sweet Home Chicago B side = Walkin Blues Released = Start date|1937 | 08 Format = 78 rpm Recorded = San Antonio, Texas. Monday,… …

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  • 108sweet — sweetly, adv. sweetness, n. /sweet/, adj., sweeter, sweetest, adv., n. adj. 1. having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc. 2. producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt. 3. not… …

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  • 109sour — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, absonant, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acescency, acescent, acetify, acid, acidic, acidify, acidity, acidulant, acidulate, acidulated, acidulent, acidulous, acidulousness, acrid, acrimonious, aftertaste …

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  • 110sour — 1 adjective 1 having a sharp acid taste that stings your tongue, like the taste of a lemon: sour, tangy apples | Sprinkle a little sugar over the strawberries if they are sour. compare bitter 1 (4), sweet 1 (1) 2 milk or other food that is sour… …

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