spice
IPA: spˈaɪs
noun
- (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
- (uncountable) The quality of being spicy.
- (figurative, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
- (uncountable) A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
- (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
- (obsolete) Species; kind.
- A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
- An aromatic odour.
- A surname.
- (software engineering) Initialism of Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (a general-purpose, open-source analog electronic circuit simulator)
verb
- (transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.
- (transitive) To spice up.
Examples of "spice" in Sentences
- The food is amply spiced and salty.
- Added the photo to spice up the article.
- He believes that the spices are plentitude.
- Achiote is the most popular spice in the area.
- It is the spices trading centre of the district.
- The ingredients are in the pot, now add the spice.
- The main export was spices and particularly cloves.
- Herbert is vague in describing the appearance of the spice.
- Another dissimilarity was the lack of certain spices in the GDR.
- The only difference between parpika the spice and a pepper is the drying.