What is "spice" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does spice mean in English? Meaning of spice definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "spice" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "spice": aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

Noun

  • Meaning: aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
  • Synonyms: spice
  • Hyponyms: stacte
  • Hypernyms: preservative
  • Meaning of "spice": make more interesting or flavorful

    Verb

  • Meaning: make more interesting or flavorful
  • Example: Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer
  • Synonyms: spice spice up
  • Hyponyms: salt
  • Hypernyms: alter change modify
  • Meaning of "spice": any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food

    Noun

  • Meaning: any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  • Synonyms: spice
  • Hyponyms: allspice chinese anise cinnamon clove fennel five spice powder ginger mace nutmeg powdered ginger star anise star aniseed
  • Hypernyms: flavorer flavoring flavourer flavouring seasoner seasoning
  • Meaning of "spice": add herbs or spices to

    Verb

  • Meaning: add herbs or spices to
  • Synonyms: spice spice up zest
  • Hyponyms: ginger pepper
  • Hypernyms: flavor flavour season
  • Meaning of "spice": the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored

    Noun

  • Meaning: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
  • Synonyms: spice spicery spiciness
  • Hyponyms: bite hotness nip pepperiness piquance piquancy piquantness pungency raciness sharpness tang tanginess zest
  • Hypernyms: taste property
  • Adjective: (countable, uncountable) Plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.(figuratively, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.(uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.(obsolete) Species; kind. Wyclif Bible, 1 Thessalonians v. 22 Abstain you from all evil spice. Sir T. Elyot Justice, although it be but one entire virtue, yet is described in two kinds of spices. The one is named justice distributive, the other is called commutative.Wyclif Bible, 1 Thessalonians v. 22 Abstain you from all evil spice.Sir T. Elyot Justice, although it be but one entire virtue, yet is described in two kinds of spices. The one is named justice distributive, the other is called commutative.
  • Synonyms:

    seasoning, salt, zap, zip, tang, guts, pep, gusto, aroma, excitement, savor, kick, fragrance, piquancy, scent, relish, color, pungency,

    Antonyms:

    apathy, lethargy, blandness, boredom, stink, dullness, stench,

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    spice in English: spice
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