cucumber
Long salad vegetable
A cucumber is a long, cylindrical fruit with green skin and watery, mild-flavored flesh, eaten raw in salads or pickled.
Botanically a fruit, it's treated as a vegetable in cooking.
Cool as a cucumber describes someone calm under pressure—the fruit's high water content keeps its interior noticeably cooler than the surrounding air.
Breaking with sound
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
- snapSudden sharp sound
- firmSolid or resolute
- freshNewly made, not stale
juicy · hydrating · cool · raw · sliced · chilled · watery · mild
Leafy salad vegetable
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- fetaBrined Greek cheese
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- onionPungent layered bulb
tzatziki · raita · Greek · garden · sliced · diced · dressing · yogurt
Hard-shelled decorative fruit
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- gardenCultivated plant area
- zucchiniElongated green summer squash
- squashFlatten by pressure
melon · edible · produce · organic · horticulture · English · Persian · slicer
Small pickling cucumber
- dillFeathery culinary herb
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
pickling · preserved · jarred · relish · kosher · cornichon · sour · tangy
Free from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- placidCalm, undisturbed
tranquil · imperturbable · nonchalant · collected · unruffled · zen · peaceful · chill
crunchy
Breaking with sound
- refreshingPleasingly restorative
- snapSudden sharp sound
- firmSolid or resolute
fresh · juicy · hydrating · cool · raw · sliced · chilled · watery · mild · delicate
lettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- fetaBrined Greek cheese
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
onion · tzatziki · raita · Greek · garden · sliced · diced · dressing · yogurt · mint
gourd
Hard-shelled decorative fruit
squash · melon · edible · produce · organic · horticulture · English · Persian · slicer · seedless
verdant
Lush with plants
skin · peel · chlorophyll · natural · garden · spring · light-green · vegetal · leafy
gherkin
Small pickling cucumber
fermentation · pickling · preserved · jarred · relish · kosher · cornichon · sour · tangy · canning
calm
Free from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- sereneUntroubled and composed
placid · tranquil · imperturbable · nonchalant · collected · unruffled · zen · peaceful · chill · poised
cucumberfirecracker
Small celebratory explosive device
hothead · hot pepper · hot mess · chili pepper · jalapeño
- cool as a cucumberExtremely calm and composed
- as cool as a cucumberExtremely calm and composed
- cucumber saladCold vegetable side dish
- cucumber sandwichLight refreshment with sliced vegetable
- sea cucumbersElongated marine echinoderms
- cucumber sandwichesLight tea-party fare