Vinegar Definition

vĭnĭ-gər
noun
A sour liquid with a pungent odor, containing acetic acid, made by fermenting dilute alcoholic liquids, as cider, wine, or malt: it is used as a condiment or preservative.
Webster's New World
Sour or ill-tempered speech, character, etc.
Webster's New World
Liveliness and enthusiasm; vim.
American Heritage
Forceful vigor.
Webster's New World
(countable) Any variety of vinegar.
A range of herb-flavoured vinegars.
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Synonyms:
verb

To season with vinegar.

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Other Word Forms of Vinegar

Noun

Singular:
vinegar
Plural:
vinegars

Origin of Vinegar

  • Middle English vinegre from Old French vinaigre vin wine (from Latin vīnum) aigre sour (from Vulgar Latin acrus) (from Latin ācer ak- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Via Middle English and Old French; compare French vinaigre.

    From Wiktionary

Vinegar Sentence Examples

  • Manufactures include oil, vinegar and measuring-instruments.

  • Mix Salt and Vinegar [or Lemon Juice] together to make an abrasive surface cleaner.

  • It has also breweries, and produces bricks, vinegar, malt and chocolate.

  • The concern was not prosperous - though Samuel Foote's assertion that he had known Garrick with three quarts of vinegar in the cellar calling himself a wine merchant need not be taken literally - and before the end of 1741 he had spent nearly half of his capital.

  • It also prevents the mouldiness of preserved fruits and has been found useful in the manufacture of vinegar.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIN

Words Ending With

RARGAR

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vinegar

Words Starting With V and Ending With R

Starts With V & Ends With RStarts With VI & Ends With RStarts With V & Ends With AR

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With V7 Letter Words Ending With R