grape
/greip/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small, round, juicy fruit: A grape is a small, round, typically smooth-skinned berry that grows in clusters on a vine. It can be green (also called white), red, or purple/black in color.
- The plant producing this fruit: The term can also refer to the woody, climbing vine (genus Vitis) that bears these fruits.
- A cluster of small projectiles: In a historical military context, "grape" is a shortened form of "grapeshot," referring to a cluster of small iron balls fired from a cannon.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Fruit):
- She ate a handful of sweet, purple grapes.
- The recipe calls for a cup of seedless red grapes.
- Noun (Plant):
- The grape is a perennial plant that requires careful pruning.
- Noun (Military):
- The cannon was loaded with grape to repel the infantry charge.
Advanced Usage
- "Sour grapes": An idiom used to describe the attitude of pretending to dislike something one cannot have.
- He said he didn't want the promotion anyway, but that's just sour grapes.
Variants and Related Words
- Grapevine (n):
- The climbing plant on which grapes grow.
- An informal means of circulating information or rumor.
- I heard it through the grapevine that the company is relocating.
- Grapeshot (n): A historical artillery round consisting of a cluster of small iron balls.
- Grapey (adj): Resembling or characteristic of grapes in taste or smell.
Synonyms
- Berry (in the specific botanical sense for the fruit).
- Vine (for the plant).
Related Phrases
- A bunch of grapes: The common cluster in which the fruit grows.
- He brought a beautiful bunch of grapes as a gift.
Noun
- a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
- any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
- any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters