grape

noun

ˈgrāp 

often attributive

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

grapelike

ˈgrāp-ˌlīk 

adjective

Examples of grape in a Sentence

a bunch of seedless grapes

Recent Examples on the Web

Both red and green grapes also help support many areas of well-being, such as heart health, vision, colon, and joints. — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 31 July 2026

David Fulton and his family farmed the land that would supply grapes for Fortunate Son for more than three decades. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 30 July 2026

The family gets grapes from the West Coast and produces the wine at their West Bottoms facility. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

So began a lifelong exploration of the relationship between wine and place that amounts to one of the more comprehensive explorations of terroir of any grape producer in California. — Patrick Comiskey, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French grape grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krāpfo hook

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grape

• Concord grape
• fox grape
• grape hyacinth
• grape sugar
• Oregon grape
• sea grape

Rhymes for grape

• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape
• gape
• pape
• rape
• scape
• scrape
• shape
• snape

Kids Definition

grape

noun

ˈgrāp 

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 widely grown for their bunches of grapes

3

: grapeshot

grapy

ˈgrā-pē

adjective