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
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everage, 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. | | From Dictionary
Making Definition–noun | 1. | the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill. | | 2. | structure; constitution; makeup. | | 3. | the means or cause of success or advancement: to be the making of someone. | | 4. | Usually, makings. capacity or potential: He has the makings of a first-rate officer. | | 5. | makings, | a. | material of which something may be made: the makings for a tossed salad. | | b. | Older Slang. paper and tobacco with which to make a hand-rolled cigarette. | | | 7. | the quantity made: a making of butter. | —Idiom | 8. | in the making, in the process of being made; developing or evolving; growing: Our space scientists see history in the making. | | From Dictionary
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