thymethyme /taɪm/ noun [uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINthyme
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Old French thym, from Latin, from Greek thymon, from thyein ‘to burn something as an offering to a god’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Add the thyme, bay leaves, potatoes and juniper with the sausages.
- Discard thyme, bay leaf and any mussels which have not opened.
- In a saucepan, saute shallots and mushrooms in oil with pinch thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Let cool and stir in thyme, marjoram, savvy, and chives.
- Sauce: place the chopped shallots in a pan and add the vinegar, thyme and bay leaf.
- We have also had great success with grapevine cuttings and herb sprigs, such as basil and thyme.
- Woody herbs, like thyme, marjoram and winter savory stay green in all but the hardest winters and clip into tiny hedging.
WORD SETS► Cooking
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bunch of herbs/parsley/thyme etc
a plant used for giving food a special taste· You might like to add a bunch of fresh herbs to the stock.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► fresh· Add the fresh thyme, stirring to combine, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
► wild· I saw saxifrages and wild thyme and others that were unfamiliar to me.· In wild thyme, for example, about half the plants are usually female, the rest hermaphrodites.· On dry banks there is a peppering of wild thyme.
VERB► add· Sauce: place the chopped shallots in a pan and add the vinegar, thyme and bay leaf.· Add shallots and saute for 1 minute. Add pears, thyme, pepper, chilies, and vermouth.· Pour in the rice and the stock, add the thyme and bay leaf.· Turn the pieces and add the garlic, thyme and bay leaf.· Stir brandy-raisin mixture into apple mixture. Add sage and thyme 73 and gently stir in bread crumbs.