Definition of VERJUICE

verjuice

Plural: verjuices

Noun

  • The acidic juice of unripe fruit, like grapes or crab apples.
  • A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes.

Verb

  • To render something sour; to embitter.

Examples

  • Playing VERJUICE felt like a sour victory, but it blocked his opponent’s bingo lane.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English verjous, vergeous, from Old French vertjus, verjus (French verjus), from vert + jus. First appears c. 1302.

Scrabble Score: 20

verjuice: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
verjuice: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
verjuice: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

verjuice: valid Words With Friends Word