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winepress

wine press
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyn pres]
    • /ˈwaɪn ˌprɛs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyn pres]
    • /ˈwaɪn ˌprɛs/

Definitions of winepress word

  • noun winepress a machine in which the juice from grapes is pressed for wine. 1
  • noun winepress A press in which grapes are squeezed in making wine. 1
  • noun winepress any equipment used for squeezing the juice from grapes in order to make wine 0
  • noun winepress A device used to squeeze juice from grapes as the first part of the process of making wine. 0

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Origin of winepress

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Winepress

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

winepress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

winepress usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with winepress

  • what is a winepress in the bible?

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