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wine noun [ wʌɪn ]

• an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.
• "he opened a bottle of red wine"
Similar: vin de table, vin ordinaire, vin du pays, plonk, vino, the grape,

wine verb

• entertain someone by offering them drinks and a meal.
Origin: Old English wīn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijn, German Wein, based on Latin vinum .

wine verb

• dance with rhythmic gyratory movements of the pelvic region.
• "the crowd jumped and wined and churned the field into mud"
Origin: from wind2, influenced by twine1.

days of wine and roses

• times of youth and happiness.
"a professional footballer should never take his days of wine and roses for granted"

good wine needs no bush

• there's no need to advertise or boast about something of good quality as people will always discover its merits.

wine, women, and song

• the hedonistic life of drinking, sexual pleasure, and carefree entertainment traditionally enjoyed by men.



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