grape (ɡreɪp) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the fruit of the grapevine, which has a purple or green skin and sweet flesh: eaten raw, dried to make raisins, currants, or sultanas, or used for making wine |
| 2. | any of various plants that bear grapelike fruit, such as the Oregon grape |
| 3. | See grapevine |
| 4. | the grape an informal term for wine |
| 5. | See grapeshot |
| [C13: from Old French grape bunch of grapes, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krāpfo; related to | |
| 'grapeless | |
| —adj | |
| 'grapelike | |
| —adj | |
| 'grapey | |
| —adj | |
| 'grapy | |
| —adj | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |