Definition of sour

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Sour (v. t.) To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly.

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Musty :: Musty (n.) Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books..
Fox :: Fox (n.) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment..
Homatropine :: Homatropine (n.) An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same purpose..
Sweet :: Sweet (superl.) Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges..
Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla..
Rise :: Rise (n.) Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream..
Beginning :: Beginning (n.) That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
Issue :: Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as from a source; as, water issues from springs; light issues from the sun..
Hence :: Hence (adv.) From this source or origin.
Inadequate :: Inadequate (a.) Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc..
Politics :: Politics (n.) The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals..
Motor :: Motor (n.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work..
Economics :: Economics (n.) Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources. See Political economy, under Political..
Make :: Make (v. t.) To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing..
Practicable :: Practicable (a.) That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good..
Catlinite :: Catlinite (n.) A red clay from the Upper Missouri region, used by the Indians for their pipes..
Grum :: Grum (a.) Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash..
Cripple :: Cripple (v. t.) To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled..
Fox :: Fox (v. i.) To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting..
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