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spice
spice S0623300 (spīs)n.1. a. Any of various pungent, aromatic plant substances, such as cinnamon or nutmeg, used to flavor foods or beverages.b. These substances considered as a group.2. Something that adds zest or interest: The controversy added spice to the political campaign.3. A pungent aroma.tr.v. spiced, spic·ing, spic·es 1. To season with spices.2. To add zest or interest to: uses witty rhymes to spice up the song.
[Middle English, from Old French espice, from Late Latin speciēs, wares, spices, from Latin, kind; see species.]spice (spaɪs) n1. (Cookery) a. any of a variety of aromatic vegetable substances, such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, used as flavouringsb. these substances collectively2. something that represents or introduces zest, charm, or gusto3. rare a small amount4. (Cookery) dialect Yorkshire confectioneryvb (tr) 5. (Cookery) to prepare or flavour (food) with spices6. to introduce charm or zest into[C13: from Old French espice, from Late Latin speciēs (pl) spices, from Latin speciēs (sing) kind; also associated with Late Latin spīcea (unattested) fragrant herb, from Latin spīceus having spikes of foliage; see spica] ˈspicer nspice (spaɪs)
n., v. spiced, spic•ing. n. 1. a pungent or aromatic vegetable substance, as pepper or cinnamon, used to season food. 2. such substances collectively. 3. a spicy or aromatic odor or fragrance. 4. something that gives zest or piquancy: The anecdotes added spice to the speech. 5. Archaic. a small quantity; trace. v.t. 6. to season with spice. 7. to give zest, piquancy, or interest to. [1175–1225; (n.) Middle English, aph. form of Old French espice < Latin speciēs appearance, sort, kind (see species), in Late Latin (pl.): wares, spices, drugs] herb, spice, seasoning - Herbs are, technically, plants with aerial parts used for seasoning foods, and a spice (also called seasoning) is any substance used for seasoning foods; many herbs are used as spices, but not all.See also related terms for seasoning.spice
Past participle: spiced
Gerund: spicing
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| I spiced | | you spiced | | he/she/it spiced | | we spiced | | you spiced | | they spiced |
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| I am spicing | | you are spicing | | he/she/it is spicing | | we are spicing | | you are spicing | | they are spicing |
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| I have spiced | | you have spiced | | he/she/it has spiced | | we have spiced | | you have spiced | | they have spiced |
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| I was spicing | | you were spicing | | he/she/it was spicing | | we were spicing | | you were spicing | | they were spicing |
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| I had spiced | | you had spiced | | he/she/it had spiced | | we had spiced | | you had spiced | | they had spiced |
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| I will spice | | you will spice | | he/she/it will spice | | we will spice | | you will spice | | they will spice |
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| I will have spiced | | you will have spiced | | he/she/it will have spiced | | we will have spiced | | you will have spiced | | they will have spiced |
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| I will be spicing | | you will be spicing | | he/she/it will be spicing | | we will be spicing | | you will be spicing | | they will be spicing |
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| I have been spicing | | you have been spicing | | he/she/it has been spicing | | we have been spicing | | you have been spicing | | they have been spicing |
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| I will have been spicing | | you will have been spicing | | he/she/it will have been spicing | | we will have been spicing | | you will have been spicing | | they will have been spicing |
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| I had been spicing | | you had been spicing | | he/she/it had been spicing | | we had been spicing | | you had been spicing | | they had been spicing |
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| I would spice | | you would spice | | he/she/it would spice | | we would spice | | you would spice | | they would spice |
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| I would have spiced | | you would have spiced | | he/she/it would have spiced | | we would have spiced | | you would have spiced | | they would have spiced |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  spice - aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservativepreservative - a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decompositionstacte - (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense | | 2. | spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring foodflavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartsfive spice powder - Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamonallspice - ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and clovescinnamon - spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or groundclove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or groundfennel - fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixturepowdered ginger, ginger - dried ground gingerrootmace - spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seednutmeg - hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or groundstar aniseed, Chinese anise, star anise - anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine | | 3. | spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavoredspicery, spicinesstaste property - a property appreciated via the sense of tasteraciness, pungency, sharpness, bite - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest, nip - a tart spicy qualitypepperiness, hotness - a hot spiciness | | Verb | 1. | spice - make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer"spice upalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"salt - add zest or liveliness to; "She salts her lectures with jokes" | | 2. |  spice - add herbs or spices to spice up, zestcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"flavor, flavour, season - lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"ginger - add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"pepper - add pepper to; "pepper the soup" |
spicenoun1. seasoning, condiment herbs and spices2. excitement, kick (informal), zest, colour, pep, zip (informal), tang, zap (slang), gusto, zing (informal), piquancy The spice of danger will add to the lure.spice something up make more interesting, enliven, liven up, animate, perk up, pep up, invigorate, vitalize, vivify, make more exciting Her publishers wants her to spice the stories up with sex. see herbs, spices and seasoningsspicenounA substance that imparts taste:condiment, flavor, flavoring, seasoner, seasoning.Translationsspice (spais) noun1. a usually strong-smelling, sharp-tasting vegetable substance used to flavour food (eg pepper or nutmeg). We added cinnamon and other spices. 調味品 调味品2. anything that adds liveliness or interest. Her arrival added spice to the party. 趣味 趣味 verb to flavour with spice. The curry had been heavily spiced. 加添香料於... 加添香料于...spiced adjective containing spice(s). The dish was heavily spiced. 有香味的 有香味的ˈspicy adjective tasting or smelling of spices. a spicy cake; He complained that the sausages were too spicy for him. 辛辣的，加有香料的 辛辣的，加有香料的 ˈspiciness noun 芳香，辛辣 芳香，辛辣 spice
be the spice of lifeTo be that which makes life interesting, exciting, enjoyable, or worthwhile. From the proverb "variety is the spice of life," meaning that having many different experiences is what makes life interesting. My witty friend likes to say that sarcasm is the spice of life for her. In romantic fiction, however, misunderstandings and mishaps are the spice of life!See also: life, of, spicehunger is the best spiceFood tastes better when one is hungry. Don't worry too much about what to feed the hikers. Hunger is the best spice, and they're going to love whatever you serve them.See also: hunger, spicevariety is the spice of lifeHaving many different experiences is what makes life interesting, exciting, enjoyable, or worthwhile. I think everyone should travel the world. Variety is the spice of life, after all! You should really start trying new foods instead of eating the same thing all the time. Variety is the spice of life.See also: life, of, spice, varietyspice up1. To add some ingredient to food or drink in order to make it spicier. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "spice" and "up." Some red chilis would really help spice up this pasta. I like to spice my eggs up with hot sauce.2. To make something more interesting, exciting, tantalizing, or sexy. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "spice" and "up." Please refrain from spicing up your reports with such colorful language—stick to the facts, if you don't mind. Why don't we spice the trip up a little with some skydiving? When you've been married for this long, you start having to find creative ways to spice up your sex life.See also: spice, upspiceslang Any herbal mixture laced with one or more synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic drugs that produce psychological and physiological effects similar to cannabis when smoked or ingested. A: "Relax man, it isn't weed—it's just a bit of spice." B: "Yeah, even worse! How the hell do you even know what they put in that stuff?"spice something up 1. Lit. to make some food or drink more spicy. Judy spiced the cider up by adding cinnamon and nutmeg. she spiced up the chili too much. 2. Fig. to make something more interesting, lively, or sexy. I'm afraid that the nude scenes spiced the musical up too much. some people walked out. Judy liked to spice her lectures up by telling jokes. she spiced up each lecture with a joke. They spiced up the play too much.See also: spice, upVariety is the spice of life.Prov. Cliché You should try many different kinds of experiences, because trying different things keeps life interesting. I know we usually spend our summer vacation camping out, but I think we should try something different this year. Variety is the spice of life.See also: life, of, spice, varietyvariety is the spice of lifeDiversity makes life interesting, as in Jim dates a different girl every week-variety is the spice of life, he claims. This phrase comes from William Cowper's poem, "The Task" (1785): "Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor." See also: life, of, spice, varietyvariety is the spice of life People say that variety is the spice of life, to mean that doing and seeing a lot of different things makes life more enjoyable and interesting. Families have discovered that variety is the spice of life and are switching to adventurous meals like curries, tacos and Chinese food. It is important to vary the training program so that boredom is avoided. Exercise should be fun and variety is the spice of life.See also: life, of, spice, varietyvariety is the spice of life new and exciting experiences make life more interesting. This proverbial expression comes from William Cowper 's poem ‘The Task’ ( 1785 ): ‘Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour’.See also: life, of, spice, varietyvariety is the spice of ˈlife (saying) a variety of different activities, interests, places or people in your life makes it more enjoyable: We never go on holiday to the same place twice. It’s good to see different things, and you know what they say — variety is the spice of life.See also: life, of, spice, varietyspice upv.1. To make something spicy or spicier: The cook spiced up the chili with some peppers. I added some pepper to the sauce in order to spice it up.2. To make something exciting or more exciting: We spiced up the party by playing some games. That necklace really spices your outfit up.See also: spice, upvariety is the spice of lifeDiversity keeps life interesting. This phrase comes from William Cowper’s poem “The Task” (1785): “Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour.” It became so well known that numerous writers punned on it: for example, “Variety is the spice of love” (Helen Rowland, Sayings of Mrs. Solomon, 1913), and “Variety is the vice of wives” (Phyllis McGinley, Much Ado about Nothing, 1940).See also: life, of, spice, varietyspice
spice, aromatic vegetable product used as a flavoring or condiment. The term was formerly applied also to pungent or aromatic foods (e.g., gingerbread and currants), to ingredients of incense or perfume (e.g., myrrh), and to embalming agents. Modern usage tends to limit the term to flavorings used in food or drinks, although many spices have additional commercial uses, e.g., as ingredients of medicines, perfumes, incense, and soaps. Spices include stimulating condiments, e.g., pepper, mustard, and horseradish; aromatic spices, e.g., cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, and mace; and sweet herbs, e.g., thyme, marjoram, sage, and mint. Spices are taken from the part of the plant richest in flavor—bark, stem, flower bud, fruit, seed, or leaf. Although spices are very commonly used in the form of a powder, some are used as tinctures obtained by extracting essential oils, and many are used whole. Garlic, chives, caraway, mustard, and many herbs grow in temperate regions, and vanilla, allspice, and red pepper are indigenous to the West Indies and South America. Most of the major spices, however, are produced in the East Indies and tropical Asia. The Spice Trade Spices from India, E Asia, and the East Indies were in demand from ancient times; they were carried by caravan across China and India to ports of the Mediterranean Sea or the Persian Gulf and thence to the marketplaces of Athens, Rome, and other cities, where they were sold at exorbitant prices. Certain spices were used as media of exchange; Alaric I is said to have demanded pepper as part of the ransom for raising the siege of Rome in 408. In the early Middle Ages few spices reached the markets of Europe, but trade was slowly resumed in the 9th cent. and was later greatly stimulated by the Crusades. In Western Europe the desire for spices arose in part from the monotony of the diet and from poor facilities for the preservation of food, especially of meat. When overland trade routes from Asia were cut off by the Mongols and Turks, the European demand for spices was a major factor in motivating a search for new trade routes around Africa and across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The high price obtainable for spices was partially responsible for the bitter rivalry of European powers for the control of spice-producing areas and of trade routes. Even after adequate supplies of spices were found and means of transportation made available, the cost long remained very high in Europe and in America. This was largely because of the expenses incident to attempts to retain monopoly of markets and to deliberately limit crops in order to secure high prices. Although spices today are still important in trade, their per capita use for flavoring food has declined in Western civilizations, and certain spices must compete with synthetic flavorings. The demand for spices has remained large in Asia, where spices have a wider social and ceremonial significance than they ever attained in the West. Bibliography See J. W. Parry, Spices (2 vol., 1969); F. Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Spices (rev. ed. 1973); J. Heinerman, Complete Book of Spices (1983).; A. Dalby, Dangerous Tastes: The Story of Spices (2000); J. Turner, Spice (2004). Spice a dried vegetable product containing piquant and aromatic substances and used as seasonings to improve the flavor, digestibility, and assimilation of food. Spices usually contain essential oils, glycosides, and tannins. They are used by the food-processing industry (in canning and in the production of confections, baked goods, and liqueurs and spirits). Spices are also used in medicine and perfumes. The most valuable spices are obtained from tropical plants. Spices are available in many forms: seeds (nutmeg, mustard), fruits (pepper, vanilla, anise), flowers or flower parts (capers, cloves), leaves (laurel), bark (cinnamon), or roots (ginger). REFERENCEPokhlebkin, V. V. Vse o prianostiakh. Moscow, 1974.spice[spīs] (food engineering) An aromatic vegetable material used for food seasoning. SPICE(Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) A program widely used to simulate the performance of analog electronic systems and mixed mode analog and digital systems. SPICE solves sets of non-linear differential equations in the frequency domain, steady state and time domain and can simulate the behavior of transistor and gate designs. Developed at the University of California at Berkeley in the mid-1970s, there are enhanced versions of SPICE provided by several software companies. PSpice is a version for personal computers such as DOS, Windows and Mac.SPICE
SPICE AIDS Ongoing clinical trials involving use of a formulation of saquinavir, with other nucleoside analogues and/or treatment regimens in HIV/AIDS Pts. See AIDS, Saquinavir Cardiology A clinical trial–Study of Protease Inhibitor Combination in Europe. SPICE
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| SPICE➣Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination (European software development model) | | SPICE➣Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (geoengineering project; UK) | | SPICE➣Scientific Personal Integrated Computing Environment | | SPICE➣Simulation Program With Integrated Circuit Emphasis | | SPICE➣Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education | | SPICE➣Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (North Carolina) | | SPICE➣Society, Partners, Investors, Customers, Employees (business stakeholders) | | SPICE➣Single Pass Inkjet Color Engine | | SPICE➣Space Integrated Control Experiment | | SPICE➣Society for Promotion of Indian Culture and Ethics | | SPICE➣SPectral Imaging of Correlative Events (seismology software) | | SPICE➣Situation, Problem, Investigation, Construction, Evaluation (engineering) | | SPICE➣Scientific Parks and Innovation Centers Experts (Ukraine) | | SPICE➣Stanford Program for Integrated Circuit Emulation | | SPICE➣Sprint Intelligent Computing Environment | | SPICE➣Small Portable Initial Communications Equipment (USAF) | | SPICE➣Simulation of Polymorphic Interactome in Cancer Etiology (Toronto, Canada) | | SPICE➣Smart Protocol for Internet Cellular Exchange | | SPICE➣Smart, Precise-Impact and Cost-Effective Guidance Kits (munitions) | | SPICE➣Social, Physical, Intellectual, Communication, Emotional (child development early learning goals) |
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Related to spice: bath saltsSynonyms for spicenoun seasoningSynonymsnoun excitementSynonyms- excitement
- kick
- zest
- colour
- pep
- zip
- tang
- zap
- gusto
- zing
- piquancy
phrase spice something upSynonyms- make more interesting
- enliven
- liven up
- animate
- perk up
- pep up
- invigorate
- vitalize
- vivify
- make more exciting
Synonyms for spicenoun a substance that imparts tasteSynonyms- condiment
- flavor
- flavoring
- seasoner
- seasoning
Synonyms for spicenoun aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservativeRelated Wordsnoun any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring foodRelated Words- flavorer
- flavoring
- flavourer
- flavouring
- seasoning
- seasoner
- five spice powder
- allspice
- cinnamon
- clove
- fennel
- powdered ginger
- ginger
- mace
- nutmeg
- star aniseed
- Chinese anise
- star anise
noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavoredSynonymsRelated Words- taste property
- raciness
- pungency
- sharpness
- bite
- piquance
- piquancy
- piquantness
- tang
- tanginess
- zest
- nip
- pepperiness
- hotness
verb make more interesting or flavorfulSynonymsRelated Wordsverb add herbs or spices toSynonymsRelated Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- flavor
- flavour
- season
- ginger
- pepper
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