pickle

English Thesaurus

1. vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar (noun.food)

hypernym	:	relish,
definition	:	spicy or savory condiment (noun.food)

hyponym	:	gherkin,
definition	:	any of various small cucumbers pickled whole (noun.food)

hyponym	:	caper,
definition	:	pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces (noun.food)

hyponym	:	dill pickle,
definition	:	pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed (noun.food)

hyponym	:	sweet pickle,
definition	:	pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar (noun.food)

2. informal terms for a difficult situation (noun.state)

hypernym	:	difficulty,
definition	:	a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome (noun.state)

hyponym	:	dog's breakfast, dog's dinner,
definition	:	a poor job; a mess (noun.state)

3. preserve in a pickling liquid (verb.change)

hypernym	:	keep, preserve,
definition	:	prevent (food) from rotting (verb.change)

domain category	:	cookery, cooking, preparation,
definition	:	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)

4. vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar (noun.food)

derivation	:	pickle,
definition	:	preserve in a pickling liquid (verb.change)

5. preserve in a pickling liquid (verb.change)

derivation	:	pickle,
definition	:	vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar (noun.food)

6. vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar (noun.food)

derivation	:	pickle,
definition	:	preserve in a pickling liquid (verb.change)

7. preserve in a pickling liquid (verb.change)

derivation	:	pickle,
definition	:	vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar (noun.food)