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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sour Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sour Entailment of verb sour Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sour 2 senses of sour Sense 1 sour, turn, ferment, work => change state, turn Sense 2 sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify => change taste Familiarity of verb sour sour used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sour Sense 1 sour, turn, ferment, work => change state, turn -------------- Sense 2 sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify => change taste -------------- Grep of noun sour sour sour-gum family sour cherry sour cherry tree sour cream sour dock sour fig sour gourd sour grapes sour grass sour gum sour mash sour mash whiskey sour orange sour salt sourball sourbread source source book source code source language source materials source of illumination source program sourdine sourdough sourdough bread soured cream souring sourness sourpuss soursop soursop tree sourwood whiskey sour whisky sour Overview of noun sour The noun sour has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sour -- (a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar) 2. sour, sourness, tartness -- (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth) 3. sourness, sour, acidity -- (the property of being acidic) Overview of verb sour The verb sour has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sour, turn, ferment, work -- (go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out") 2. (1) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify -- (make sour or more sour) Overview of adj sour The adj sour has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sour, rancid -- (smelling of fermentation or staleness) 2. sour -- (having a sharp biting taste) 3. sour -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons) 4. off sour, turned -- (in an unpalatable state; "sour milk") 5. false, off-key, sour -- (inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key") 6. dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen -- (showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd") Antonyms of adj sour 6 senses of sour Sense 1 sour, rancid INDIRECT (VIA malodorous) -> fragrant Sense 2 sour (vs. sweet) sweet (vs. sour) => cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly => sweetish Sense 3 sour INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless Sense 4 off sour, turned INDIRECT (VIA soured) -> unsoured Sense 5 false, off-key, sour INDIRECT (VIA inharmonious) -> harmonious Sense 6 dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Similarity of adj sour 6 senses of sour Sense 1 sour, rancid => malodorous (vs. fragrant) Sense 2 sour (vs. sweet) => acerb, acerbic, astringent, sharp => acetose, acetous, vinegary => acidic, acidulent, acidulous => acidulated => lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart => subacid Also See-> dry#5; soured#1; tasteful#2 Sense 3 sour => tasteful (vs. tasteless) Sense 4 off sour, turned => soured (vs. unsoured) Sense 5 false, off-key, sour => inharmonious (vs. harmonious), unharmonious Sense 6 dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Attributes of adj sour Familiarity of adj sour sour used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj sour sour sourdough soured sourish Overview of noun sour The noun sour has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sour -- (a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar) 2. sour, sourness, tartness -- (the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth) 3. sourness, sour, acidity -- (the property of being acidic) Overview of verb sour The verb sour has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) sour, turn, ferment, work -- (go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out") 2. (1) sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify -- (make sour or more sour) Overview of adj sour The adj sour has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sour, rancid -- (smelling of fermentation or staleness) 2. sour -- (having a sharp biting taste) 3. sour -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons) 4. off sour, turned -- (in an unpalatable state; "sour milk") 5. false, off-key, sour -- (inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key") 6. dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen -- (showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd")
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