Definitions for pepper
ˈpɛp ərpep·per

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrumnoun

   climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

2. capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plantnoun

   any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

3. pepper, peppercornnoun

   pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

4. pepperverb

   sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

5. pepperverb

   add pepper to

   "pepper the soup"

6. pepper, peltverb

   attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

   "pelt the speaker with questions"

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1. peppernoun

   A plant of the family Piperaceae.

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

2. peppernoun

   A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe red berries of this plant.

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

3. peppernoun

   A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

4. peppernoun

   A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again

   Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

5. pepperverb

   To add pepper to.

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

6. pepperverb

   To strike with something made up of small particles.

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

7. pepperverb

   To be covered with lots of (something made up of small things).

   After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

8. pepperverb

   To add (something) at frequent intervals.

   He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.

   Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Peppernoun

   a well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum

   Etymology: [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]

2. Peppernoun

   the plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth

   Etymology: [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]

3. Peppernoun

   any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper

   Etymology: [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]

4. Pepperverb

   to sprinkle or season with pepper

   Etymology: [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]

5. Pepperverb

   figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds

   Etymology: [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]

6. Pepperverb

   to fire numerous shots (at)

   Etymology: [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]

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1. Pepper

   Pepper is a reggae rock band with three members, two originally from Hawaii, and one from California. Now the band is based in San Diego. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Kaleo Wassman, vocalist/bassist Bret Bollinger, and drummer Yesod Williams. Since the band's formation they have released five studio albums as well as one live album.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pepper

   pep′ėr, n. a pungent aromatic condiment consisting of the dried berries of the pepper-plant, entire or powdered: any plant of genus Piper: a plant of genus Capsicum, or one of its pods, whence Cayenne pepper.—v.t. to sprinkle with pepper: to hit or pelt with shot, &c.: to pelt thoroughly: to do for.—adj. Pepp′er-and-salt′, of a colour composed of a light ground dotted with fine spots of a dark colour, or of a dark ground with light spots.—ns. Pepp′er-box, a box with a perforated top for sprinkling pepper on food; Pepp′er-cake, a kind of spiced cake or gingerbread; Pepp′er-cast′er, the vessel, on a cruet-stand, from which pepper is sprinkled; Pepp′ercorn, the berry of the pepper plant: something of little value—Peppercorn rent, a nominal rent; Pepp′erer, one who sells pepper, a grocer; Pepp′er-gin′gerbread, hot-spiced gingerbread; Pepp′er-grass, any plant of genus Lepidium; Pepp′eriness; Pepp′ermint, a species of mint, aromatic and pungent like pepper: a liquor distilled from the plant: a lozenge flavoured with peppermint—Peppermint-drop, a confection so flavoured; Pepp′er-pot, a West Indian dish, of cassareep, together with flesh or dried fish and vegetables, esp. green okra and chillies: tripe shredded and stewed, with balls of dough and plenty of pepper; Pepp′er-tree, a shrub of the cashew family, native to South America, &c.—also Pepper shrub and Chili pepper; Pepp′erwort, the dittander.—adj. Pepp′ery, possessing the qualities of pepper: hot, choleric.—Æthiopian pepper, the produce of Xylopia Æthiopica; Benin pepper, of Cubeba Clusii; Guinea pepper, or Maleguetta pepper, of Amomum; Jamaica pepper, or Pimento, of species of Eugenia (Myrtaceæ); Long pepper, the fruit of Piper Longum; White pepper, the seed freed from the skin and fleshy part of the fruit by soaking in water and rubbing the dried fruit. [A.S. pipor—L. piper—Gr. peperi—Sans. pippala.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pepper

   A type of cultivar, plant and seed.

   The pepper plants are growing beautifully in the garden.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

2. pepper

   A type of product.

   The bag of mixed peppers to buy are wonderful.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

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1. pepper

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Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Cooking
   • Pepper Vine
   • Shrub
   • Spice

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pepper' in Nouns Frequency: #2817

How to pronounce pepper?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pepper in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pepper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pepper in a Sentence

1. Lovely Warren:

   I'm not going to stand here and tell Police Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan that for a 9-year-old to have to be pepper-sprayed is OK. It's not, i don't see that as who we are as a department, and we're going to do the work we have to do to ensure that these kinds of things don't happen.

2. Garrett Reaves:

   They pepper sprayed into the house. It was chaos, people had milk and stuff and water to pour on people's eyes.

3. Lovely Warren:

   I'm not going to stand here and tell Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan that for a 9-year-old to have to be pepper-sprayed is OK. It's not, i don't see that as who we are as a department, and we're going to do the work we have to do to ensure that these kinds of things don't happen.

4. Secret Service:

   After further review, the U.S. Secret Service has determined that an agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st, during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park, the employee utilized oleoresin capsicum spray, or pepper spray, in response to an assaultive individual.

5. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   Conjugal government requires its treatises. A young woman setting out in life lacks a printed guide. Her cookery-book, however, may afford some useful hints till one be actually directed to the important subject just mentioned. Many well-known receipts are equally available for a batterie de cuisine or du cœur. Your roasted husband is subdued by the fire of fierce words and fiercer looks — your broiled husband, under the pepper and salt of taunt and innuendo — your stewed husband, under the constant application of petty vexations — your boiled husband dissolves under the watery influences — while your confectionized husband goes through a course of the blanc mange of flattery, or the preserves and sweets of caresses and smiles.

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