wine

1 of 2

noun

ˈwīn 

often attributive

1

a

: the alcoholic fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage

b

: wine or a substitute used in Christian communion services

2

: the alcoholic usually fermented juice of a plant product (such as a fruit) used as a beverage

blackberry wine

3

: something that invigorates or intoxicates

4

: a dark red

wine

2 of 2

verb

wined; wining

intransitive verb

: to drink wine

transitive verb

: to give wine to

wined and dined his friends

Examples of wine in a Sentence

Noun

apple, blueberry, and other fruit wines

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Another potential area for Xie: tapping into the rising popularity of sparkling yellow wine. —Bloomberg, Fortune, 30 June 2025

However, wine and spirit sales represent less than 20% of the firm’s total revenues, which does illustrate their strategic approach. —Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 June 2025

Verb

Ten Pinot noir wines, from around the globe, won top honors as the world’s best still Pinot noir wines at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025

During the last major tariff scare in 2019, when the Trump administration imposed a 25% tax on French, Spanish, UK and German still wines under 14% alcohol, importers were forced to eat costs or pull shipments entirely. —Lela London, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English win, from Old English wīn; akin to Old High German wīn wine; both ultimately from Latin vinum wine, perhaps of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Greek oinos wine

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1829, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing wine

• barley wine
• blush wine
• dessert wine
• fortified wine
• house wine
• ice wine
• jug wine
• port-wine stain
• red wine
• Rhine wine
• sparkling wine
• spirit of wine
• spirits of wine
• straw wine
• table wine
• varietal wine
• white wine
• wine and dine
• wine bar
• wine cellar
• wine cooler
• wine list
• wine steward
• wine taster
• wine tasting
• wine vinegar
• wine waiter

Rhymes for wine

• brine
• cline
• dine
• fein
• fine
• gwine
• hine
• jain
• klein
• kline
• line
• mine

Kids Definition

wine

1 of 2 noun

ˈwīn 

1

: an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grape juice

2

: an alcoholic beverage made from the usually fermented juice of fruits (as peaches or berries) other than grapes

3

: a dark red color

wine

2 of 2 verb

wined; wining

1

: to drink wine

2

: to provide with wine

wined and dined my friends

Medical Definition

wine

noun

ˈwīn 

1

: fermented grape juice containing varying percentages of alcohol together with ethers and esters that give it bouquet and flavor

2

: a pharmaceutical preparation using wine as a vehicle