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spices
 
Noun spice has 3 senses
  1. spice - aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
    --1 is a kind of     preservative
    --1 has particulars: stacte
    Derived form: verb spice2
  2. spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
    --2 is a kind of     flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
    --2 has particulars:
     five spice powder; allspice; cinnamon; clove; ginger, powdered ginger; mace; nutmeg; Chinese anise, star anise, star aniseed
    Derived form: verb spice2
  3. spiciness, spice, spicery - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
    --3 is a kind of taste property
    --3 has particulars:
     pungency, bite, sharpness; nip, piquance, piquancy, tang, tanginess, zest; hotness, pepperiness
    Derived form: verb spice2
Verb spice has 2 senses
  1. spice, spice up - make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun spicery1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. zest, spice, spice up - add herbs or spices to
    --2 is one way to season, flavor, flavour
    Derived forms: noun spice3, noun spice2, noun spice1, noun spicery1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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