SPICE


Meaning of SPICE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ spaɪs ]

( spices, spicing, spiced)

1.

A spice is a part of a plant, or a powder made from that part, which you put in food to give it flavour. Cinnamon, ginger, and paprika are spices.

...herbs and spices.

...a row of spice jars.

N-MASS

2.

If you spice something that you say or do, you add excitement or interest to it.

They spiced their conversations and discussions with intrigue.

VERB : V n with n

Spice up means the same as spice .

Her publisher wants her to spice up her stories with sex.

...a discovery which spiced the conversation up quite a bit.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P

3.

Spice is something which makes life more exciting.

To add spice to the debate, they disagreed about method and ideology.

N-UNCOUNT

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