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Word: Pickle
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce served with meat): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel, of unknown ultimate origin
ˈpɪkl
a relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine
Short Definition:vegetable or fruit relish
Examples:- cheese and pickle
- assorted pickles
a difficult situation
Short Definition:difficult situation
Examples:- I am in a pickle
used as an affectionate form of address to a mischievous child
Short Definition:mischievous child
Examples:- ‘All right, me pickle’, said Dad
an acid solution for cleaning metal objects.
Short Definition:acid solution for cleaning metal
Word: Pickle
Speech Type: Verb
ˈpɪkl
preserve (food or other perishable items) in vinegar or brine
Short Definition:preserve in pickle
Examples:- fish pickled in brine
immerse (a metal object) in an acid or other chemical solution for cleaning
Short Definition:immerse metal in acid solution
Examples:- the steel sheet is first pickled in acid to remove all oxides
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