English words for 'resembling cucumber'
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noun
noun
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- A slicing cucumber.
- A broad, flat knife.
- A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.
- Someone or something that slices.
- (cooking) A machine that cuts meats, also named a deli slicer.
- (computing) A kind of data filter used in data visualization.
- a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
- knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
- a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
noun
- A wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
- Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
- A vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa.
- A gourd of genus Echinopepon
- A vine grown for its bitter, edible fruit (Momordica charantia, bitter melon).
- a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
noun
noun
- A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.
- Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- (Australia, informal) A fool.
- aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
- aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
verb
noun
- The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
- Any of various plants with fruits or seed capsules that, when ripe, burst open and discharge their seeds when touched, or with leaves that fold and droop when touched.
- Someone (such as a disagreeable person) or something (such as a painful experience or taboo topic) to be avoided or not interfered with.
- Some plants of the genus Impatiens; specifically, the touch-me-not balsam or yellow balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere).
- A warning to avoid or not to interfere.
- (Christianity, art) A picture depicting Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene shortly after his resurrection from the dead (see the etymology).
noun
- The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
- The jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.
- The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
- North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
- prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
- Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
noun
- Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
- (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
- Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
- (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
- Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
- (biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
- (cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
- A non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk.
- A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
- Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
- Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
- (botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
- a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
verb
noun
noun
- The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
- The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
- Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
- a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
- compact head of white undeveloped flowers
verb
noun
- Any of several varieties of a plant, Cucurbita pepo, being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange flesh.
- squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges
- small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh
noun
- A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra).
- Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
- Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.
- (East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin.
- (Asia) jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
- (Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.
- Any barracuda.
- Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
- (Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.
noun
- small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
- marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
- plural of zucchino
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
noun
- Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
- Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
- Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
- Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
- Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
- low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
noun
- vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- (slang) A pipe for smoking methamphetamine.
- (baseball) A rundown.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A kernel; a grain (of salt, sugar, etc.)
- (Northern England, Scotland) A small or indefinite quantity or amount (of something); a little, a bit, a few. Usually in partitive construction, frequently without "of"; a single grain or kernel of wheat, barley, oats, sand or dust.
- (UK) A sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain.
- (often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
- In an optical landing system, the hand-held controller connected to the lens, or apparatus on which the lights are mounted.
- (endearing) A mildly mischievous loved one.
- (informal) A difficult situation; peril.
- The brine used for preserving food.
- (uncountable) A children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown
- (slang) A penis.
- (metalworking) A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale, rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their colour.
verb
- preserve in a pickling liquid
- (Northern England, Scotland, ambitransitive) To eat sparingly.
- (transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.
- (transitive) To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.
- (Northern England, Scotland, ambitransitive) To pilfer.
- (programming, in Python) To serialize.
- (historical) To pour brine over a person after flogging them, as a method of punishment.
noun
noun
noun
- A slicing cucumber.
- A broad, flat knife.
- A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.
- Someone or something that slices.
- (cooking) A machine that cuts meats, also named a deli slicer.
- (computing) A kind of data filter used in data visualization.
- a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
- knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
- a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
noun
- A wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata).
- Any tropical and subtropical tree of species Clusia major and Clusia rosea, native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere.
- A vine of species Momordica balsamina, found in Africa.
- A gourd of genus Echinopepon
- A vine grown for its bitter, edible fruit (Momordica charantia, bitter melon).
- a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit
noun
noun
- A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.
- Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- (Australia, informal) A fool.
- aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
- aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
verb
noun
- The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
- Any of various plants with fruits or seed capsules that, when ripe, burst open and discharge their seeds when touched, or with leaves that fold and droop when touched.
- Someone (such as a disagreeable person) or something (such as a painful experience or taboo topic) to be avoided or not interfered with.
- Some plants of the genus Impatiens; specifically, the touch-me-not balsam or yellow balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere).
- A warning to avoid or not to interfere.
- (Christianity, art) A picture depicting Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene shortly after his resurrection from the dead (see the etymology).
noun
- The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
- The jewelweed, Impatiens noli-tangere, Impatiens capensis, Impatiens parviflora.
- The sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
- North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
- prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
- Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched
noun
- Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
- (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
- Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
- (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
- Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
- (biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
- (cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
- A non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk.
- A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
- Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
- Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
- (botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
- a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
- any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
- edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
verb
noun
noun
- The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
- The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
- Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
- a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
- compact head of white undeveloped flowers
verb
noun
- Any of several varieties of a plant, Cucurbita pepo, being a dark green winter squash having yellow to orange flesh.
- squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges
- small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh
noun
- A sea cucumber of the Indian Ocean (Bohadschia atra).
- Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
- Any of the genus Pterois of east Asian lionfishes.
- (East Africa) A cichlid of species Rhamphochromis longiceps, native to the Lake Malawi basin.
- (Asia) jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
- (Africa) Any fish in the genus Hydrocynus of characins.
- Any barracuda.
- Any of the species Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
- (Guyana) Any of the family Pimelodidae of catfishes.
noun
- small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
- marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
- plural of zucchino
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
noun
- Curcuma australasica (native turmeric)
- Renealmia aromatica (rat plantain)
- Any of the numerous Zingiber species
- Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger, ginger lily)
- Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger)
- Any of several species of Asarum, especially Asarum caudatum (British Columbia wildginger), Asarum canadense, and Asarum sieboldi.
- Any of the Alpinia species (shell gingers), especially Alpinia caerulea.
- low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
noun
- vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
- (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- (slang) A pipe for smoking methamphetamine.
- (baseball) A rundown.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A kernel; a grain (of salt, sugar, etc.)
- (Northern England, Scotland) A small or indefinite quantity or amount (of something); a little, a bit, a few. Usually in partitive construction, frequently without "of"; a single grain or kernel of wheat, barley, oats, sand or dust.
- (UK) A sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain.
- (often in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
- In an optical landing system, the hand-held controller connected to the lens, or apparatus on which the lights are mounted.
- (endearing) A mildly mischievous loved one.
- (informal) A difficult situation; peril.
- The brine used for preserving food.
- (uncountable) A children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown
- (slang) A penis.
- (metalworking) A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale, rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their colour.
verb
- preserve in a pickling liquid
- (Northern England, Scotland, ambitransitive) To eat sparingly.
- (transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.
- (transitive) To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.
- (Northern England, Scotland, ambitransitive) To pilfer.
- (programming, in Python) To serialize.
- (historical) To pour brine over a person after flogging them, as a method of punishment.
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