plural spices
1
: a plant product (such as pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, or ginger) that is used to season or flavor foods and is usually comprised of seeds, fruits, bark, or rhizomes that have been dried and typically ground
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3
: a pungent or fragrant odor : perfume
spiced; spicing
1
: to season with spices
2
: to add zest or relish to
cynicism spiced with humor—
J. W. Dawson
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Examples of spice in a Sentence
Noun
The soup needs a little more spice.
a cologne for men that captures all of the spice of the sea
Verb
I spiced the chicken with ginger.
spice the stew with more pepper
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
This was intended to be a narrow loophole, an exception for things that truly have general recognition of safety: things like spices or vinegar or flour or table salt.
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Also, spice things up and sustain audience attention with clean and moderate humor, while making eye contact.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
But so too are the red onions, which add a punch of sweetness and spice.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
This was intended to be a narrow loophole, an exception for things that truly have general recognition of safety: things like spices or vinegar or flour or table salt.
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Anyway, go grab a pair out of solidarity or for whatever reason at all: to cope, to spice things up, to channel your inner election sicko.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Also, spice things up and sustain audience attention with clean and moderate humor, while making eye contact.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Spice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spice. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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