PEPPER
/ˈpɛpə/
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
P(3) E(1) P(3) P(3) E(1) R(1)
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Definition
/ˈpɛpə/
noun
- A plant of the family Piperaceae.
- A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
- A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
- A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again“Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".”
- A randomly-generated value that is added to another value (such as a password) prior to hashing. Unlike a salt, a new one is generated for each value and it is held separately from the value.
verb
- To add pepper to.
- To strike with something made up of small particles.
- To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).“After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.”
- To add (something) at frequent intervals.“He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.”
Source: Wiktionary
