spice
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(verb) make more interesting or flavorful, either in the literal or in a metaphorical sense; "Spice the soup"; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer" |
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Synonyms: spice up, zest |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) add herbs or spices to |
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Synonyms: spice up |
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Related Words: flavor, flavour, ginger, pepper, season |
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(noun) any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food |
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Related Words: Chinese anise, allspice, cinnamon, clove, five spice powder, flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, ginger, mace, nutmeg, powdered ginger, seasoner, seasoning, star anise, star aniseed |
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(noun) aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative |
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Related Words: preservative |
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(noun) the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
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Synonyms: spicery, spiciness |
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Related Words: bite, hotness, nip, pepperiness, piquance, piquancy, pungency, sharpness, tang, tanginess, taste property, zest |
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