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  • 1zest — zestless, adj. /zest/, n. 1. keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto. 2. an agreeable or piquant flavor imparted to something. 3. anything added to impart flavor, enhance one s appreciation, etc. 4. piquancy; interest; charm. 5. liveliness or… …

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  • 2zest — /zɛst / (say zest) noun 1. anything added to impart flavour or cause relish. 2. an agreeable or piquant flavour imparted. 3. piquancy, interest, or charm. 4. keen relish, hearty enjoyment, or gusto. 5. the thin outer skin of citrus fruits. –verb… …

  • 3Zest — est, n. [F. zeste, probably fr. L. schistos split, cleft, divided, Gr. ?, from ? to split, cleave. Cf. {Schism}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to …

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  • 4zest — [zest] n. [Fr zeste, partition membrane in a nut, hence piece of orange or orange peel used to give piquancy] 1. a usually thin piece of orange peel or lemon peel used as flavoring 2. something that gives flavor, relish, or piquancy 3.… …

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  • 5Zest — est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Zesting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a relish or flavor to;… …

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  • 6zest — [[t]ze̱st[/t]] zests 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N, oft N for n Zest is a feeling of pleasure and enthusiasm. He retired from professional chess because he had lost the zest for winning... He has a zest for life and a quick intellect. 2) N UNCOUNT Zest… …

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  • 7zest — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ added, infectious, youthful ▪ Last month s victory has given him added zest for the game. VERB + ZEST ▪ …

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  • 8give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ …

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  • 9spice — spiceable, adj. spiceless, adj. spicelike, adj. /spuys/, n., v., spiced, spicing. n. 1. any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc. 2. such… …

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  • 10sauce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin salsa, feminine of salsus salted, from past participle of sallere to salt, from sal salt more at salt Date: 14th century 1. a condiment or relish for food; especially a fluid… …

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