Sour
adjectivesaʊr
Adjective
inaccurate in pitch
“a false (or sour) note”
showing a brooding ill humor
“a sour temper”
in an unpalatable state
“sour milk”
smelling of fermentation or staleness
Similar:Rancidhaving a sharp biting taste
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
Noun
the property of being acidic
Similar:AciditySournessthe taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
Similar:SournessTartnessType of:Tastea cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
Type of:Cocktail
Verb
go sour or spoil
“The milk has soured”
make sour or more sour
Similar:AcetifyAcidifyAcidulate
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