cukes
Salad greens, informally
Cukes is the plural of cuke, an informal clipping of cucumber.
The shortened form appears in casual speech and recipe contexts: Slice the cukes thin for the salad.
Like many produce nicknames, it sounds slightly playful.
Small pickled cucumbers
- dillFeathery culinary herb
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
jars · preserving · sour · tangy · relish · kosher dill · bread-and-butter · cornichons
Gathering mature crops
- gardenCultivated plant area
- produceMake or manufacture
- farmstandRoadside agricultural retail booth
- organicFrom living matter
ripe · crisp · crunchy · raw · seasonal · vegetable · market · locavore
Leafy salad vegetable
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- fetaBrined Greek cheese
- olivesSmall Mediterranean fruits
onion · tzatziki · raita · gazpacho · Greek salad · Israeli salad · yogurt · dill
Therapeutic wellness facility
- facialBeauty service for skin
- eye maskFabric strip blocking light
- slicesThin cut portions
- coolingLosing thermal energy
soothing · hydrating · puffy eyes · beauty · refreshing · toner · extract · moisturizer
gherkins
Small pickled cucumbers
fermentation · jars · preserving · sour · tangy · relish · kosher dill · bread-and-butter · cornichons · spears
harvest
Gathering mature crops
organic · ripe · crisp · crunchy · raw · seasonal · vegetable · market · locavore · hydroponic
lettuce
Leafy salad vegetable
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- fetaBrined Greek cheese
olives · onion · tzatziki · raita · gazpacho · Greek salad · Israeli salad · yogurt · dill · mint
spa
Therapeutic wellness facility
cooling · soothing · hydrating · puffy eyes · beauty · refreshing · toner · extract · moisturizer · natural
cool
Calm or fashionable
- relaxedFree of stress
- calmFree from agitation
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
chill · laid-back · composed · unfazed · mellow · easygoing · collected · serene · nonchalant · unruffled