Phrase Hound found 74 phrases and 70 compound words that contain sour. The most common are listed below. Open sour in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 74
- sour creamCream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.
- sweet-and-sourHaving both sweet and sour or tart taste.
- sour cherrySpecies of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.
- sour milkA kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.
- sour grapesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, grapes.
- Sour taste
- sour beerBeer which has an intentionally acidic, tart, or sour taste.
- sour mixA drink used in many cocktails, made with lemon juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- sour-sweetsweet-and-sour (in both senses)
- sweet-and-sour sauceA sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart.
- go sourTo spoil, rot, become sour.
- Boston sourA whiskey sour made with egg white.
- laundry sourA chemical used on clothing to lower the pH of any water it absorbed.
- Old SourA sauce from the Bahamas, prepared with the juice of Key limes (or sour oranges), salt, and bird peppers.
- sour breadAlternative form of sourbread: Bread made with sourdough.
- sour crudeA form of crude oil which contains more than 0.5% by weight of sulfur.
- sour dieselA particular cannabis hybrid with a pungent aroma reminiscent of diesel.
- sour figCarpobrotus edulis, a creeping plant of South Africa with edible fruit.
- sour gasnatural gas, or any other gas, containing significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide
- sour grassA low spreading plant with yellow flowers and clover-like leaves, Oxalis stricta.
- sour gumblack tupelo, black gum, pepperidge (Nyssa sylvatica).
- sour stomachIndigestion.
- sour-doughAlternative form of sourdough: A type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.
- sour plumSynonym of Chinese plum (“Prunus mume”)
- whiskey sourA cocktail containing Bourbon whiskey, lemon juice and sugar.
Compound words 70
- sorrelAny of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially
- sourdoughA type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.
- sourpussA person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch; a scowling person.
- sournessThe condition or quality of being sour.
- soursopA small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
- sourishSomewhat sour.
- sourheadOne who is grumpy, negative, and bad-tempered.
- sourfauxA kind of bread that is labelled as sourdough but actually contains cheaper ingredients and is prepared in a way that requires less time.
- oversourOverly or excessively sour; too sour.
- sourbellyA cantankerous person.