grape
[ greyp ]
/ greɪp /
noun
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
any vine bearing this fruit.
a dull, dark, purplish-red color.
grapes, (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
- tuberculosis occurring in cattle, characterized by the internal formation of grapelike clusters, especially in the lungs.
- tuberculosis occurring in horses, characterized by grapelike clusters on the fetlocks.
the grape,
wine.
Origin of grape
OTHER WORDS FROM grape
grape·like, adjectiveWords nearby grape
Example sentences from the Web for grape
British Dictionary definitions for grape
grape
/ (ɡreɪp) /
noun
Derived forms of grape
grapeless, adjective grapelike, adjectiveWord Origin for grape
C13: from Old French
grape bunch of grapes, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
krāpfo; related to
cramp ²,
grapple
Idioms and Phrases with grape
grape
see sour grapes.