Definition of grape
1 : a smooth-skinned juicy light green or deep red to purplish black berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine
2 : any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usually climb by tendrils, produce grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation
3 : grapeshot
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Examples of grape in a Sentence
a bunch of seedless grapes
Recent Examples of grape from the Web
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Created in collab with Taste Labs—who brought us the Bye Felicia lip balm—the $10 Glamspin comes with three flavors, a strawberry, peach, and grape.
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To give jam her own twist, Mary has also moved far beyond simple grape or strawberry flavors.
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But blush wine (another name for rose) is made from the same grapes used in reds.
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The color of the resulting wine depends on how long grape skins stay in contact with the juice.
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But on the outside, instead of being covered in that throat-itch-inducing brown hair, they're surrounded with a thin, edible skin similar to that of a grape.
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The wines, along with skincare products made from vineyard grape seeds and skins, are available on the spa’s website.
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Elderflower Martini Recipe from Urbain 40 1½ ounces gin ¾ ounce St. Germain ¾ ounce simple syrup ¼ ounce lime Juice 1 ounce white grape juice Edible flower (garnish) 1.
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Italian food, wine, grape stomp, bocce, live music, cultural seminars and historical/genealogical displays.
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Origin and Etymology of grape
Middle English, from Anglo-French grape grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krāpfo hook
GRAPE Defined for English Language Learners
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: a green, dark red, or purplish-black berry that is used to make wine or is eaten as a fruit
GRAPE Defined for Kids
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: a juicy berry that has a smooth green, dark red, or purple skin and grows in clusters on a woody vine (grapevine)
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