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Pepper

/ˈpɛpə/

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

📖 Definitions of "Pepper"

noun
  1. 1

    A plant of the family Piperaceae.

  2. 2

    A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.

  3. 3

    A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.

  4. 4

    A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again

    "Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games"."

verb
  1. 1

    To add pepper to.

  2. 2

    To strike with something made up of small particles.

  3. 3

    To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).

    "After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes."

  4. 4

    To add (something) at frequent intervals.

    "He liked to pepper his conversation with long words."

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