BURGUNDY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word burgundy. (close relations)
Definition of BURGUNDY
burgundies
Best Alternative Words for BURGUNDY
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aubergine | nounn | |||||||
noun • hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable • egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | ||||||||
beet | nounn | |||||||
noun • biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop • round red root vegetable | ||||||||
blood | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets • temperament or disposition • a dissolute man in fashionable society • the hereditary derivation of an individual • people viewed as members of a group verb • smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill | ||||||||
brick | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material • a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy verb • To stop working (of an electronic device) | ||||||||
claret | nounn | |||||||
noun • a dark purplish-red color • dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine verb • drink claret | ||||||||
crimson | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a deep and vivid red color adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies • characterized by violence or bloodshed • (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion verb • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | ||||||||
currant | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams • any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants • small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking | ||||||||
eggplant | nounn | |||||||
noun • egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow • hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | ||||||||
garnet | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive | ||||||||
magenta | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I • a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta adjective satellite • of deep purplish red | ||||||||
maroon | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person who is stranded (as on an island) • a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color • an exploding firework used as a warning signal adjective satellite • of dark brownish to purplish red verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • leave stranded on a desert island without resources | ||||||||
merlot | nounn | |||||||
noun • black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux • dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California | ||||||||
plum | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone • any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit • a highly desirable position or assignment adverb • exactly • completely; used as intensifiers | ||||||||
puce | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red | ||||||||
raspberry | nounn | |||||||
noun • woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries • red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries • a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | ||||||||
ruby | nounn | |||||||
noun • a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem • a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers • a deep and vivid red color adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | ||||||||
wine | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fermented juice (of grapes especially) • a red as dark as red wine verb • drink wine • treat to wine | ||||||||
burgundy wine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) | ||||||||
bourgogne | nounn | |||||||
noun • a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines |