grape
noun · adjective · verb
Simple meaning
A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot.
Pronunciation
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graypIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹeɪp
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countableuncountable
A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of many grapes.
A cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
uncountable
A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
adjective
Of a dark purplish red colour.
Containing grapes or having a grape flavor.
verb
To develop a texture with small grape-like clusters of a contaminant or foreign substance.
Of livestock, to develop tubercules as a result of tuberculosis.
To pick grapes.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of many grapes.
Used this way, grape is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use grape
- “I like to eat a fresh grape as a sweet snack in the afternoon.”
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