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(adj)
(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.
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(n)
The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.
(archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy
Despondent; moody; sullen.
Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
Stern, harsh and forbidding.
The act of giving a glower.
Having a sharp, pungent flavor.
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
Having a bad odor.
Synonym of inharmonious.
(music) Not in harmony.
(predicative only) Inoperative, disabled.
Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
(v)
To make a non-linear physical movement.
(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.
Somewhat acidic.
(transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
The quality or state of being acid.
To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
(transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
Sour like vinegar; acetous.
Sour; like vinegar.
Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
Resembling a lemon.
Resembling or characteristic of lemons, especially in terms of aroma, taste or colour.
(music) Above or below the correct note sequence; especially a vocalist out of sync with a separately recorded musical accompaniment
made slightly acid
moved around an axis or center
(chemistry) Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
Dissatisfied and irritable.
Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
characterized by, or conducive to poor health
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
Of low quality.
Incorrect or untrue.
Not real; false, fraudulent.
elderly
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
(informal) A photograph.
Covered with a film.
(UK, Ireland) cinema, movie theatre
made to taste sweet
(Ireland, US, England) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.
(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
A city, the county seat of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States.
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous. [(American spelling) Containing sulfur.]
A kind of clear marble with a small statuette or figure inside.
(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.
A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
(N)
artifacts that depict visual perception, such as photographs or other two-dimensional pictures.
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
a photo management and editing application developed by Apple.
Causing a stinging sensation.
Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
Very sour, so that the lips pucker.
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
Covered with sharp points.
Coagulated
Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
(literal, figurative) Characterised by sourness (all senses)
Powerful; possessing power; effective.
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
The act of making or becoming bitter.
Of a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical.
Not smooth; uneven.
Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
(obsolete or rare) Having a taste or flavour.
(figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
Alternative form of saporous. [Having flavour or taste]
Bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued.
Having a taste that is both sweet and sour.
(figuratively) Unpleasant.
Having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.