spice
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1. the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | taste property, |
definition | : | a property appreciated via the sense of taste (noun.attribute) |
2. any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food (noun.food)
hyponym | : | five spice powder, |
definition | : | Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | allspice, |
definition | : | ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | cinnamon, |
definition | : | spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | clove, |
definition | : | spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | fennel, |
definition | : | fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | mace, |
definition | : | spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | nutmeg, |
definition | : | hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground (noun.food) |
3. aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | preservative, |
definition | : | a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | stacte, |
definition | : | (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense (noun.substance) |
4. make more interesting or flavorful (verb.change)
hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | salt, |
definition | : | add zest or liveliness to (verb.change) |
5. add herbs or spices to (verb.perception)
hyponym | : | ginger, |
definition | : | add ginger to in order to add flavor (verb.perception) |
hyponym | : | pepper, |
definition | : | add pepper to (verb.perception) |
domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
6. the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | spice, spice up, |
definition | : | make more interesting or flavorful (verb.change) |
derivation | : | spice, spice up, zest, |
definition | : | add herbs or spices to (verb.perception) |
7. any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food (noun.food)
8. make more interesting or flavorful (verb.change)
9. add herbs or spices to (verb.perception)
derivation | : | spice, |
definition | : | any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food (noun.food) |
derivation | : | spice, |
definition | : | aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative (noun.substance) |
10. the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | spice, spice up, |
definition | : | make more interesting or flavorful (verb.change) |
derivation | : | spice, spice up, zest, |
definition | : | add herbs or spices to (verb.perception) |
11. any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food (noun.food)
12. make more interesting or flavorful (verb.change)
13. add herbs or spices to (verb.perception)
derivation | : | spice, |
definition | : | any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food (noun.food) |
derivation | : | spice, |
definition | : | aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative (noun.substance) |
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