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spice
[ spahys ]
noun
- any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- such substances collectively or as material:
Cookies without spice can be tasteless.
- a spicy or aromatic odor or fragrance.
- something that gives zest:
a spice of humor in his solemnity.
- a piquant, interesting element or quality; zest; piquancy:
The anecdotes lent spice to her talk.
- Archaic. a small quantity of something; trace; bit.
verb (used with object)
- to prepare or season with a spice or spices.
- to give zest, piquancy, or interest to by something added.
- Spice. a brand name for a synthetic cannabis compound.
spice
/ spaɪs /
noun
- any of a variety of aromatic vegetable substances, such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, used as flavourings
- these substances collectively
- something that represents or introduces zest, charm, or gusto
- rare.a small amount
- dialect.confectionery
verb
- to prepare or flavour (food) with spices
- to introduce charm or zest into
Derived Forms
- ˈspicer, noun
Other Words From
- spicea·ble adjective
- spiceless adjective
- spicelike adjective
- over·spice verb overspiced overspicing
- re·spice verb (used with object) respiced respicing
- un·spiced adjective
- well-spiced adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of spice1
Word History and Origins
Origin of spice1
Idioms and Phrases
see variety is the spice of life .Example Sentences
Regardless of the meat, the spices that perfume each version tend to stay relatively similar to one another.
The mala spice mix uses ingredients that would be hard to come by commercially in America, so even if a home chef wanted to make their own blend or use whole spices, they wouldn’t be able to match the flavor.
He basically attributes it to home cooks realizing that if they wanted the varied flavors available to them at restaurants, they’d have to up their spice game.
A cook who cared would use only the freshest whole spices, or at least mix their own blends for rubs or marinades.
They are always a great, safe way to add some spice to your boating adventure.
You spice it with blues and skiffle music, and pickle it in alcohol and tobacco smoke.
Spanish oak, which has an open grain and high levels of tannin, gives you dried fruit, spice, and even chocolate flavors.
This fancy spice pack pairs with four different spirits—vodka, tequila, aquavit, and gin—to ensure the perfect morning pick-me-up.
Turmeric is a household spice in South Asia and a common ingredient in many curries.
A recent study by German scientists focused on a compound in the spice that may play a role in brain repair.
Scotch wit is cutting, there is often a sarcastic thrust in it, sometimes even a little spice of malice.
It possessed just enough of the spice of danger, in this part of the run, to render it thoroughly enjoyable.
There was a spice of contempt in Chivey's tone which appeared rather to aggravate Señor Velasquez.
The spice-wood (laurus benzoin) and the pecan (carya olivformis) first occurred to-day.
Anywhere and everywhere, and for everything that happens or may happen, the poetic spice is rarely wanting.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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