- Pickle (to salt)
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Pickle (to salt)
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Pickle — Pic kle, n. [Cf. D. pekel. Probably a dim. fr. {Pick}, v. t., alluding to the cleaning of the fish.] 1. (a) A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine. (b) Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pickle — [n] sticky situation bind, box*, corner*, difficulty, dilemma, disorder, fix, hole*, hot water*, jam*, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot*, tight spot*; concept 674 Ant. boon, pleasure pickle [v] preserve fruit or vegetable can, cure, keep,… … New thesaurus
pickle — [[t]pɪ̱k(ə)l[/t]] pickles, pickling, pickled 1) N PLURAL Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time so that they have a strong, sharp taste. Another strong Yorkshire… … English dictionary
pickle — I UK [ˈpɪk(ə)l] / US noun Word forms pickle : singular pickle plural pickles 1) [uncountable] British a thick sauce consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar, eaten especially with cold food lime pickle 2) [countable] mainly American … English dictionary
pickle — Synonyms and related words: acid, acidulant, anhydrate, baffle, bafflement, bearings, bewilderment, bind, blast freeze, booze up, boozify, bother, box, bread and butter pickle, brine, case, chokecherry, circumstance, clutch, complication,… … Moby Thesaurus
pickle — 1 noun 1 (U) a strong tasting liquid made with vinegar, used to preserve vegetables 2 (U) BrE a thick cold sauce eaten with food, made from pieces of vegetables preserved in vinegar: sweet pickle | cheese and pickle sandwiches 3 (C, U) AmE a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pickle — pick|le1 [ˈpıkəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch pekel, peekel] 1.) [U and C] BrE a thick cold sauce that is made from pieces of vegetables preserved in ↑vinegar. It is usually eaten with cold meat or cheese ▪ cheese and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pickle — pick|le1 [ pıkl ] noun 1. ) noun count a CUCUMBER or other vegetable preserved in VINEGAR or salt water 2. ) noun uncount a liquid with a strong taste that vegetables are preserved in 3. ) uncount BRITISH a thick sauce consisting of vegetables or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pickle — pickle1 /pik euhl/, n., v., pickled, pickling. n. 1. a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like. 2. Often, pickles. any other vegetable, as cauliflower, celery, etc., preserved in vinegar and eaten as a relish. 3. something … Universalium
salt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. salinize; season; pickle, brine, drysalt, preserve, souse. See preservation, store. salt away II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tasting of salt] Syn. alkaline, saline, briny; see salty . 2. [Preserved… … English dictionary for students
pickle — 1. noun a) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. A pickle goes well with a hamburger. b) (Often in plural: pickles), any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish … Wiktionary
