SPICE
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Spice is any of various aromatic plant substances used to flavor food—pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves.
The term usually excludes leafy herbs.
Figuratively, spice is what adds interest or excitement: Travel adds spice to life.
To spice something up is to make it more interesting or flavorful.
The spice of life is variety itself.
Substance improving food taste
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- cuminGround aromatic seed
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
cardamom · turmeric · paprika · clove · nutmeg · coriander · ginger · saffron
Path from A to B
- merchantOne who sells wares
- silk roadRoute surfaced with fine fabric
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
commodity · trade · import · pepper · nutmeg · clove · cinnamon · Indies
seasoning
Substance improving food taste
pepper · cardamom · turmeric · paprika · clove · nutmeg · coriander · ginger · saffron · allspice
route
Path from A to B
- merchantOne who sells wares
- silk roadRoute surfaced with fine fabric
- caravanTraveling group with goods
exotic · commodity · trade · import · pepper · nutmeg · clove · cinnamon · Indies · colonial
zest
Keen enjoyment or peel
excitement · interest · variety · liveliness · edge · spark · pep · punch · vigor · flair
synthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
- K2Earth's second-highest peak
- cannabinoidHemp plant compound
- drugActive chemical compound
dangerous · illegal · substance · packet · smoke · high · ban · poison · emergency · overdose
- EDAHDL, physical design, digital design, Cadence, VCS
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- CAD softwareAutoCAD, SolidWorks, SketchUp, 3D modeling, drafting tools
- remote accessremote access, remote desktop, VPN, SSH, remote control
SPICEblandness
Absence of distinctive qualities
mildness · plainness · tastelessness · flavorlessness · insipidness
- spicy foodDishes with heat
- spice upMake more interesting
- pumpkin spiceWarm autumn seasoning blend
- spicing upMaking less bland
- sugar and spiceTraditional girlhood ingredients
- spiced upMade more interesting
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