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sour

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Definitions
adjective

inaccurate in pitch

“a false (or sour) note”

adjective

having a sharp biting taste

adjective

one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

adjective

smelling of fermentation or staleness

noun

the property of being acidic

adjective

showing a brooding ill humor

“a sour temper”

adjective

in an unpalatable state

“sour milk”

verb

go sour or spoil

“The milk has soured”

noun

the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

verb

make sour or more sour

noun

a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

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