What does spice mean?
Definitions for spice
spaɪsspice
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word spice.
Princeton's WordNet
spicenoun
aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
spicenoun
any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
spiciness, spice, spiceryverb
the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
spice, spice upverb
make more interesting or flavorful
"Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer"
zest, spice, spice upverb
add herbs or spices to
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SPICEnoun
Etymology: espices, French.
Dang’rous rocks,
Which, touching but my gentle vessel’s side,
Would scatter all the spices on the stream. William Shakespeare.Is not manhood, learning, gentleness, and virtue, the spice and salt that seasons a man? William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cressida.
The traffick of the spice-merchants. 1 Kings x. 15.
Garlick, the northern spice, is in mighty request among the Indians. William Temple.
High sauces and rich spices are fetched from the Indies. Thomas Baker.
Think what they have done,
And then run stark mad; for all
Thy by-gone fooleries were but spices of it. William Shakespeare.It containeth singular relations, not without some spice or sprinkling of all learning. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
So in the wicked there’s no vice,
Of which the saints have not a spice. Hudibras.To Spiceverb
To season with spice; to mix with aromatick bodies.
Etymology: from the noun.
His mother was a votress of my order,
And in the spiced Indian air by night
Full often she hath gossip’d by my side. William Shakespeare.These hymns may work on future wits, and so
May great-grand-children of thy praises grow;
And so, though not revive, embalm and spice
The world, which else would putrify with vice. John Donne.What though some have a fraught
Of cloves and nutmegs, and in cinnamon sail,
If thou hast wherewithal to spice a draught,
When griefs prevail? George Herbert.
Wikipedia
SPICE
SPICE ("Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis") is a general-purpose, open-source analog electronic circuit simulator. It is a program used in integrated circuit and board-level design to check the integrity of circuit designs and to predict circuit behavior.
ChatGPT
spice
A spice is a substance typically derived from a plant, used to flavor, color, or preserve food. They are usually used in their dried form and can be whole, such as seeds or bark, or ground into a powder. Spices are different from herbs, which come from the green, leafy part of a plant. Examples of spices include cinnamon, cloves, cumin, and pepper.
Webster Dictionary
Spicenoun
species; kind
Spicenoun
a vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc
Spicenoun
figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief
Spiceverb
to season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit
Spiceverb
to fill or impregnate with the odor of spices
Spiceverb
to render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous
Etymology: [OE. spice, spece, spice, species, OF. espice, espece, F. pice spice, espce species, fr. L. species particular sort or kind, a species, a sight, appearance, show, LL., spices, drugs, etc., of the same sort, fr. L. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Species.]
Wikidata
SPICE
SPICE is a general-purpose, open source analog electronic circuit simulator. It is a powerful program that is used in integrated circuit and board-level design to check the integrity of circuit designs and to predict circuit behavior.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Spice
spīs, n. an aromatic and pungent vegetable substance used as a condiment and for seasoning food—pepper, cayenne pepper, pimento, nutmeg, mace, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, cassia, &c.: a characteristic touch or taste, smack, flavour: anything that adds piquancy or interest: an aromatic odour.—v.t. to season with spice: to tincture, vary, or diversify.—ns. Spice′-box, an ornamental box for keeping spices: (coll.) a hot-tempered person; Spice′-bush, an aromatic American shrub of the laurel family; Spice′-cake, a cake flavoured with spice of some kind.—adjs. Spiced, impregnated with a spicy odour: over-scrupulous; Spice′ful, aromatic.—ns. Spī′cer, one who seasons with spice; Spī′cery, spices in general: a repository of spices: spiciness; Spice′-tree, an evergreen tree of the Pacific United States, yielding a fine hard wood—the Mountain-laurel, California-laurel, Olive- or Bay-tree, and Cajeput; Spice′-wood, the spice-bush. [O. Fr. espice (Fr. épice)—Late L. species, kinds of goods, spices—L. species, a particular kind, &c.]
Editors Contribution
spice
A type of product created and designed in various colors, flavors and styles.
Spices are popular.
Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SPICE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Spice is ranked #28333 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Spice surname appeared 843 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Spice.
87.9% or 741 total occurrences were White.
5.2% or 44 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.8% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
2.1% or 18 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for spice »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spice in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of spice in a Sentence
The Bennet sisters were like Spice Girls with swords. We were so kick ass, the women pull the shots in this movie. It's all about girl power and it was really fun.
Christmas Cookies became a staple many, many, many years ago, to be exact they started with the monasteries of the Middle Ages. The monks had access to sugar, flour and spices to make them. The Dutch brought the Christmas cookie tradition to the United States in the early 17th century, christmas Cookies were first made to take to neighbors, friends and family to show their gratitude and kindness toward each other. Most people didn’t have much money, and cookies recipes made several dozens and it gave them plenty to pass around. The first cookies were sugar cookies or a spice cookie, almost like a gingerbread cookie as we know them today.
If you are into salty, sweet, soft, crunchy, spongy mixed all together with a dash of spice, this is for you, yes, this concoction sounds really weird, but it is an explosion of flavors in your mouth.
We're not just delivering atomic hot that you see in wings and other offerings where it's all about how impossibly hot you can make something, let's bring the spice and bring the sweet too, and those two things together give a really complex mouth feel and that's what consumers are looking for.
God did me a great favor when he brought you two into my life. Happy birthday to my favorite twin brother and sister. You spice my life with so much color.
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- بهار, تابلArabic
- espèciaCatalan, Valencian
- kořeníCzech
- krydderiDanish
- Würze, Gewürz, würzenGerman
- καρύκευμα, νοστιμεύω, καρυκεύωGreek
- spicoEsperanto
- sazonar, aderezo, aliñar, aderezar, especia, condimento, aliño, condimentarSpanish
- espeziaBasque
- ادویهPersian
- maustaa, mausteFinnish
- kryddarí, kryddFaroese
- épicer, épices, épiceFrench
- spíosraIrish
- spìosradhScottish Gaelic
- תַּבְלִיןHebrew
- मसालाHindi
- fűszerHungarian
- համեմունքArmenian
- bumbuIndonesian
- kryddIcelandic
- spezia, spezie, speziareItalian
- לְתַבֵּלHebrew
- 香辛料, スパイスJapanese
- სანელებელიGeorgian
- ಮಸಾಲೆKannada
- 향신료Korean
- condītūra, arōmaLatin
- GewierzLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- prieskonisLithuanian
- garšvielaLatvian
- зачин, зачинуваMacedonian
- халуун ногооMongolian
- ħwawarMaltese
- kruid, specerij, kruidenDutch
- krydre, krydderNorwegian
- przyprawiać, przyprawa, przyprawićPolish
- tempero, especiariaPortuguese
- condimentRomanian
- специя, пряностьRussian
- korenieSlovak
- začimba, začinitiSlovene
- erëzAlbanian
- kryddaSwedish
- kiungoSwahili
- மசாலாTamil
- మసాలాTelugu
- เครื่องเทศThai
- baharatTurkish
- прянощіUkrainian
- مسالاUrdu
- gia vịVietnamese
- בשׂמיםYiddish
- 香料Chinese
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