sour

/saʊr/ adjectivenounverb
4 letters1 syllable4 points in Scrabble®5 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS11
ADJECTIVE
1

Inaccurate in pitch.

“a false (or sour) note”

2

Having a sharp biting taste.

3

One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons.

4

Smelling of fermentation or staleness.

5

Showing a brooding ill humor.

“a sour temper”

6

In an unpalatable state.

“sour milk”

NOUN
1

The property of being acidic.

2

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

3

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

VERB
1

Go sour or spoil.

“The milk has soured”

2

Make sour or more sour.

WORD FORMS
Related formsourness
Related formsouring
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Starts & ends withS … R
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