| spice | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. spice | aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative. |
| ~ preservative | a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition. |
| ~ stacte | (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense. |
| n. (food) | 2. spice | any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food. |
| ~ flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner | something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts. |
| ~ five spice powder | Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon. |
| ~ allspice | ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves. |
| ~ cinnamon | spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground. |
| ~ clove | spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground. |
| ~ fennel | fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture. |
| ~ powdered ginger, ginger | dried ground gingerroot. |
| ~ mace | spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed. |
| ~ nutmeg | hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground. |
| ~ star aniseed, chinese anise, star anise | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. spice, spicery, spiciness | the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored. |
| ~ taste property | a property appreciated via the sense of taste. |
| ~ raciness, 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 quality. |
| ~ pepperiness, hotness | a hot spiciness. |
| v. (change) | 4. spice, spice up | make more interesting or flavorful.; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer" |
| ~ alter, 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" |
| v. (perception) | 5. spice, spice up, zest | add herbs or spices to. |
| ~ cookery, 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" |
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