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Definition: Meaning of, spice in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spʌɪs /

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spice spices
  1. [uncountable and countable] a type of powder or seed, taken from plants, that you put into food you are cooking to give it a special taste [↪  spicy]
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  2. [singular, uncountable] interest or excitement that is added to something
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
spice spiced spiced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
spicing spices
also spice up [transitive]
  1. to add interest or excitement to something
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  2. to add spice to food
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spice used in phrases

  • Spice Islands (noun)
    1. a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the centre for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands
  • five spice powder (noun)
    1. chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
  • spice cake (noun)
    1. cake flavoured with spices
  • spice cookie (noun)
    1. cookie flavoured with spices
  • spice rack (noun)
    1. a rack for displaying containers filled with spices
  • spice tree (noun)
    1. tree bearing aromatic bark or berries
    2. pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
  • spice up (verb)
    1. cooking add herbs or spices to
    2. make more interesting or flavourful
  • spice-scented (adjective)
    1. smelling of spices
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