vint

V4I1N1T1
/vɪnt/

verb

To make wine from fruit.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

vint1

verbvint (third-person singular simple present vints, present participle vinting, simple past and past participle vinted)

present singular third person vints · participle present vinting · participle past vinted · past vinted

  1. transitiveTo make wine from fruit.

vint2

nounvint (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegamesA Russian card game similar to bridge and whist.

    Synonyms: Russian whist

Vint3

proper nounVint (plural Vints)

plural Vints

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Russian card game similar to bridge and whist.

Origin

vint · verb

  1. Latinvinum“wine”
  2. Englishvint

Probably a back-formation from vintage, interpreted as vint + -age. Ultimately from Latin vinum (“wine”).

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vint · noun

  1. Russianвинт“a screw”
  2. Englishvint

Borrowed from Russian винт (vint, “a screw”).

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Translations

Finnish skruuvi
  • skruuvicard game
Swedish skruv
  • skruvcard game
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APA

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Chicago

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