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Sour Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    sour adj
  1. smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: rancid]
  2. having a sharp biting taste [ant: sweet]
  3. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
  4. in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: off, turned]
  5. inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" [syn: false, off-key]
  6. 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" [syn: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sullen] n
  7. a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
  8. the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth [syn: sourness, tartness]
  9. the property of being acidic [syn: sourness, acidity] v
  10. go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: turn, ferment, work]
  11. make sour or more sour [syn: acidify, acidulate, acetify] [ant: sweeten]
Sour Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Sour \Sour\, n. A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.

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  • Robert Sour: Robert Sour (1906–1985 was a lyricist and composer , and the president of Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). In 1940 Sour worked for ...
  • Sour (cocktail): A sour is a traditional family of mixed drinks . Common examples of sours are the Margarita and the Sidecar . Sours belong to one of the ...
  • Sour gas: Sour gas is natural gas or any other gas containing significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S). Natural gas is usually considered ...
  • Sour crude oil: Sour crude oil is crude oil containing the impurity sulfur . It is common to find crude oil containing some impurities. oil is called "sour ...
  • Sourdough: In comparison with yeast-based breads, it produces a distinctively tangy or sour taste, mainly because of the lactic acid produced by the ...
  • Sour (Ours album): Sour is the first official recording by rock group Ours . Sour is an anagram of the band's name. Track listing ": "Dracula's Bride" ...
  • Sour, Algeria: Sour is a town and commune in Mostaganem Province , Algeria . It is located in Aïn Tédelès District . According to the 1998 census it has ...

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* Every sweet has its sour every evil its good. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

* There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. - Pearl Bailey

* Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese garlic makes it good. - Alice May Brock


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