spice

🇺🇸 /spaɪs/ 🇬🇧 /spaɪs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

A powder or seed from plants used to add flavor to food.

Add a pinch of spice to make the soup taste better.

R

Extra fun or excitement.

A little spice in our routine makes life more interesting.

R

A strong illegal drug that people smoke.

The police found spice during the search.

verb
R

To add flavor to food using spices.

She likes to spice her cooking with herbs.

R

To make something more fun or exciting.

He told jokes to spice up the party.

translation

n. A powder or seed from plants used to add flavor to food.; Extra fun or excitement.; A strong illegal drug that people smoke.
v. To add flavor to food using spices.; To make something more fun or exciting.

Word Forms

3rd Present spices
Past spiced
Perfect spiced
Progressive spicing
Plural spices