pepper
Nouns
- (n) climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper,
- (n) any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers capsicum, capsicum pepper plant,
- (n) pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground peppercorn,
- (n) sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
Verbs
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(v) add pepper to
- pepper the soup
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(v) attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
- pelt the speaker with questions
Synonyms
black pepper common pepper Madagascar pepper Piper nigrum white pepper pelt capsicum capsicum pepper plant peppercornWords of close approximity
pepper-and-salt
pepper box
pepper bush
peppercorn
peppercorn rent
peppered steak
pepper family
pepper grass
pepper grinder
pepperidge
pepperiness
pepper mill
peppermint
peppermint candy
peppermint gum
peppermint oil
peppermint patty
pepperoni
pepperoni pizza
pepper pot
pepper root
pepper sauce
pepper shaker
pepper shrub
pepper spray
pepper steak
pepper tree
pepper vine
pepperwood
pepperwort
peppery