a sprinkle of pepper
1pepper — pepperer, n. pepperish, adj. pepperishly, adv. /pep euhr/, n. 1. a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, esp. from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum. 2. any plant of the …
2pepper — /ˈpɛpə / (say pepuh) noun 1. a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, either whole or ground, of P. nigrum, a tropical climbing shrub. See black pepper, white pepper. 2. any plant of… …
3pepper — [pep′ər] n. [ME peper < OE pipor < WGmc borrowing < L piper < Gr peperi, via Pers < Sans pippali, peppercorn] 1. a) a pungent condiment obtained from the small, dried fruits of an East Indian vine (Piper nigrum) of the pepper… …
4pepper — O.E. pipor, from an early W.Gmc. borrowing of L. piper, from Gk. piperi, probably (via Persian) from Middle Indic pippari, from Skt. pippali long pepper. The L. word is the source of Ger. Pfeffer, It. pepe, Fr. poivre, O.C.S. pipru, Lith. pipiras …
5Pepper — Pep per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peppering}.] 1. To sprinkle or season with pepper. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or… …
6pepper — ► NOUN 1) a pungent, hot tasting powder made from peppercorns, used to flavour food. 2) a capsicum. ► VERB 1) sprinkle or season with pepper. 2) (usu. be peppered with) scatter liberally over or through. 3) hit repeatedly with small missiles or… …
7sprinkle — [v] scatter, disseminate baptize, christen, dampen, dot, dredge, dust, freckle, mist, moisten, pepper, powder, rain, shake, shower, smear, speck, speckle, spit, spot, spray, spritz, squirt, strew, stud; concepts 179,222,256 Ant. collect, gather …
8pepper — I. noun Etymology: Middle English peper, from Old English pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi Date: before 12th century 1. a. either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as… …
9sprinkle — verb 1) he sprinkled water over the towel Syn: splash, trickle, spray, shower; spatter 2) sprinkle sesame seeds over the top Syn: scatter, strew; drizzle, pepper 3) sprinkle the cake with po …
10pepper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cayenne, black or white pepper; bell, hot, or sweet pepper; slang, vim, vigor. See food, pungency. v. t. dot, stud; pelt; season. See dispersion, taste, attack. II (Roget s IV) n. Common peppers… …