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pick·le
 pickle
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- pronunciation:
- pI
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 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a food, usu. cucumber, that has been preserved in a solution of salt, vinegar, and usu. seasonings.
The pickles were nice and crisp, but the children thought they were too sour.They usually give you a pickle along with your sandwich.
- similar words:
- brine, chowchow, dill, gherkin, piccalilli, relish
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| definition 2: |
a solution of salt, vinegar, and seasonings, used to flavor and preserve food.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) an unpleasant or perplexing situation.
Without a car to get back, we're really in a pickle.- synonyms:
- jam, mess
- similar words:
- bind, box, case, difficulty, dilemma, fix, hole, pass, plight, straits
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| related words: |
case, crisis, fix, hole, pass, plight, push |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pickles, pickling, pickled |
| definition: |
to preserve (a food) in a solution of salt, vinegar, and seasonings.
We pickled cucumbers and beets from our garden.- similar words:
- brine, can, corn, cure, preserve
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| related words: |
cure, preserve |
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