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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. | | 3. | the juice, fermented or unfermented, of various other fruits or plants, used as a beverage, sauce, etc.: gooseberry wine; currant wine. | | 4. | a dark reddish color, as of red wines. | | 6. | something that invigorates, cheers, or intoxicates like wine. | | 7. | British. | a. | a social gathering at which wine is the major beverage. | | b. | a party, esp. one held by university students, for drinking wine. | | | 8. | Obsolete. intoxication due to the drinking of wine. | –adjective –verb (used with object) | 10. | to supply with wine: He wined his cellar with rare vintages. | –verb (used without object) —Idioms | 12. | new wine in old bottles, something new placed in or superimposed on an old or existing form, system, etc. Matt. 9:17. | | 13. | wine and dine, to entertain lavishly: They wined and dined us in order to get us to sign the new contract. | |
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Gift Definition–noun | 1. | something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present. | | 3. | something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned: Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift. | |
| 4. | a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time. | –verb (used with object) | 5. | to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with. | | 6. | to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds. | |
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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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