pepper
noun
1. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
Definition categories: plant
2. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Similar word(s): capsicum
Definition categories: plant, bush, shrub
3. pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
Similar word(s): peppercorn
Definition categories: food, flavorer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
4. sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
Definition categories: food
Sentences with pepper as a noun:
- Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".
verb
1. add pepper to
- pepper the soup
Definition categories: perception, spice, zest
2. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
Similar word(s): pelt
Definition categories: competition, assail, attack
Sentences with pepper as a verb:
- After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
- He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.