SOUR
Scrabble letter values: S1O1U1R1 = 4
Definition
- verb go sour or spoil. — synonyms: turn, ferment, work
- verb make sour or more sour. — synonyms: acidify, acidulate, acetify
- noun a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar.
- noun the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth. — synonyms: sourness, tartness
- noun the property of being acidic. — synonyms: sourness, acidity
- adjective smelling of fermentation or staleness. — synonyms: rancid
- adjective having a sharp biting taste.
- adjective one of the four basic taste sensations.
- adjective in an unpalatable state. — synonyms: off, turned
- adjective inaccurate in pitch. — synonyms: false, off-key
- adjective showing a brooding ill humor. — synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sullen
Examples
- “The milk has soured”
- “The wine worked”
- “The cream has turned--we have to throw it out”