Wine Definition–noun | 1. | the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less. | | 2. | a particular variety of such fermented grape juice: port and sherry wines. | <
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Basket Definition–noun | 1. | a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together. | | 2. | a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc. | | 3. | the amount contained in a basket; a basketful: to pick a basket of apples. | | 4. | anything like a basket in shape or use: He never empties my wastepaper basket. | | 5. | any group of things or different things grouped as a unit; a package; package deal: You can't buy the single stock; you have to take the basket—all companies, stocks and bonds. | | 6. | the car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere. | | 7. | Basketball. | a. | an open net suspended from a metal rim attached to the backboard and through which the ball must pass in order for a player to score points. | | b. | a score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw. | | | 8. | Also called snow ring. Skiing. a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow. | | 9. | Slang: Vulgar. the male genitals, esp. when outlined by a tight-fitting garment. | |
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