Word Finder - soured

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To make sour.

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Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.

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To become sour.

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To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.

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To become disenchanted.

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We broke up after our relationship soured.

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To make (soil) cold and unproductive.

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To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.

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To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime.

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That has become or been made sour.

Continued adversity had soured Johnson's temper.

Up to this time the rule of the Bhonsla rajas, rough warriors of peasant extraction, had been on the whole beneficent; but, soured by his defeat, Raghoji now set to work to recover some of his losses by a ruthless exploitation of the peasantry, and until the effective intervention of the British in 1818 the country was subjected to every kind of oppression.

The lactic acid bacilli are given either in the form of tablets or milk soured by them, or cheese made from the sour milk.

The grand design of Sully, the organization of a Christian Republic of the European nations for the preservation of peace, was but the invention of an irresponsible minister, soured by defeat and wishing to impress posterity.

I always knew he had right-wing leanings but hearing him singing these songs has soured my enjoyment a little.

Since Metchnikoff's introduction (see Longevity) of the use of soured milk for dietetic purposes-the lactic acid bacillus destroying pathogenic bacteria in the intestine-a great impetus has been given to the multiplication of laboratory preparations containing 'cultures of the bacillus; and in recent years much benefit to health has, in certain cases, been derived from the discovery.

Butter 1 teacup of cream - slightly soured 3oz.

Crowdie - A simple white cheese, made from the whey of slightly soured milk and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Their love affair turned to marriage and soon soured.

While the athleticism and performance aspects of cheerleading demand a certain physique as well as a certain amount of showmanship, even the most pleasant of appearances can be soured by a bad attitude.

However, after public attitudes towards Jon soured, the network announced plans to rename the show Kate Plus Eight and continue without Jon.

Garden pots are made with a comparatively large hole in the bottom, and those of the largest size have also holes at the side near the bottom; these openings are to prevent the soil becoming saturated or soured with superabundant water.

Even my love of literary fame, my ruling passion, never soured my temper, notwithstanding my frequent disappointments.

The spring level rises, so that water can be reached by digging only a few feet, and the land, soured and water-logged, relapses into barrenness.

The most efficient form is soured milk, which acts as a food as well as medicine.

You might also like to try soured cream, lemon juice, flaked almonds or ground cloves.