vinegar

Speech parts

1. vinegar - Noun

2. vinegar - Adjective

3. vinegar - Verb

Meaning

A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.

Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.

To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alkali life energy blue salt ocean punch pepper saline acetic pep vim chemical drive acid
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Antonyms

mild calm pleasant nice exhaustion pleasing
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Hypernyms

condiment acetic acid ethanoic acid

Hyponyms

cider vinegar chili vinegar

Phrases with the word

piss and vinegar Zhenjiang vinegar vinegar tits as sour as vinegar sour as vinegar vinegar tree

Anagrams

ingrave reaving Avinger Ginevra vaginer

Examples

A common way of eating xiaolongbao is to bite off the top, suck out the soup, then dip it in the dark Chinese vinegar before eating. Source: Internet

Another Campanian dish is the so-called Russian salad (which is based on similar dishes from France ), made of potatoes in mayonnaise garnished with shrimp and vegetables in vinegar. Source: Internet

Acetic acid is used in day-to-day life as vinegar. Source: Internet

As the mains weren’t going to be ready for 15 minutes, they brought us a lovely plate of olives and about half a loaf of bread with some oil and vinegar. Source: Internet

A somewhat lighter form of black vinegar, made from rice, is produced in Japan, where it is called kurozu. Source: Internet

At first, it was supposed that the acid properties were responsible for this benefit; however, it soon became clear that other dietary acids, such as vinegar, had no such benefits. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vinedom vinedresser Vineet vinegar eel vinegar fly vinegar generator