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chardonnays

/ˌʃɑːrdənˈzeɪz/ /ˌʃɑːrdəˈneɪz/

Meanings
noun
A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.

Examples :

"The wine shop offered a selection of both crisp, unoaked chardonnays and richer, oak-aged ones. "
drink food

Related Words

Illustration grape

grape noun

/ɡɹeɪp/

A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.

"My grandmother's garden has a vine full of ripe grapes. "

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including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration variety

variety noun

/vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/

The quality of being varied; diversity.

"Variety is the spice of life."

Illustration skinned

skinned verb

/skɪnd/

To injure the skin of.

"She skinned her knee when she fell off her bicycle. "

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unoaked adjective

/ˌjuːnˈoʊkt/ /ˌʌnˈoʊkt/

Not oaked.

"The winery offered both oaked and unoaked Chardonnay, and I preferred the unoaked one because it tasted fresher and more fruity. "

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richer adjective

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃə/ /ˈɹɪt͡ʃɚ/

Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

"After starting his own successful business, John became much richer than he was before. "

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offered verb

/ˈɑfɚd/ /ˈɒfəd/ /ˈɔfɚd/

To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

"She offered to help with her homework."

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brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

(ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

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selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

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white noun

/waɪt/

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

"The white of the freshly fallen snow covered the playground. "

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green adjective

/ɡɹiːn/ /ɡɹin/

Having green as its color.

"The former flag of Libya is fully green."

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crisp noun

/kɹɪsp/

A thin slice of fried potato eaten as a snack.

"My brother loves eating crisp after school. "