wines

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of wine.

   The sommelier poured three wines for the table to compare.

   Coastal vineyards produce crisp white wines prized by collectors.

   Note

   The plural belongs only to the countable uses of the noun. As a substance, wine takes no plural: you pour more wine, not more wines. Wines counts kinds or servings instead, as in the crisp whites of a coast or three glasses set out to compare. The color sense, a deep reddish purple, stays uncountable and never takes the -s.

2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of wine.

   The firm regularly wines and dines its largest clients.

   The ambassador wines and dines visiting dignitaries at the city's finest restaurant.

   Note

   The same spelling as the plural noun, but here it is a verb, and it works with or without an object. With one, it means treating someone to wine, most familiar in the pairing wines and dines. Without one, it can simply mean drinks wine. It can also mean performs a Jamaican dance such as the Dutty Wine.

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