(~s, spicing, ~d)
1.
A ~ 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 ~s.
...herbs and ~s.
...a row of ~ jars.
N-MASS
2.
If you ~ something that you say or do, you add excitement or interest to it.
They ~d their conversations and discussions with intrigue.
VERB: V n with n
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Spice up means the same as ~ .
Her publisher wants her to ~ up her stories with sex.
...a discovery which ~d 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 ~ to the debate, they disagreed about method and ideology.
N-UNCOUNT