| Main Entry: | condiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavoring |
Synonyms: |
catsup, dressing, gravy, horseradish, ketchup, mustard, pepper, relish, salsa, salt, sauce, seasoning, spice, zest |
| Main Entry: | dot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make spot(s) |
Synonyms: |
bespeckle, dab, dabble, fleck, freckle, pepper, pimple, sprinkle, stipple, stud |
| Main Entry: | exuberance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
abandon, animation, ardor, bounce, buoyancy, cheerfulness, eagerness, ebullience, effervescence, excitement, exhilaration, fervor, friskiness, gayness, get up and go, high spirits, juice*, life, liveliness, pep, pepper, spirit, sprightliness, vigor, vitality, zap, zest*, zip |
Antonyms: |
discouragement, lifelessness |
| Main Entry: | flavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add seasoning |
Synonyms: |
add zing, add zip, ginger, hot it up, imbue, impart, infuse, lace, leaven, pep up, pepper, salt, season, spice |
| Main Entry: | freckle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small discoloration on skin |
Synonyms: |
blemish, blotch, daisy, dot, lentigo, macula, mole, patch, pepper, pigmentation, pit, pock, pockmark, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple |
| Main Entry: | intersperse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scatter |
Synonyms: |
bestrew, diffuse, distribute, infuse, interfuse, interlard, intermix, intersow, intersprinkle, pepper, sprinkle |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | pelt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat; throw hard |
Synonyms: |
assail, batter, belabor, belt, bombard, career, cast, charge, dash, hammer, hurl, knock, lapidate, pepper, pound, pour, pummel, rain, rush, shoot, shower, sling, speed, stone, strike, swat, tear, thrash, wallop |
| Notes: | skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals |
| Main Entry: | punctuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay stress on |
Synonyms: |
accent, accentuate, break, divide, emphasize, interject, interrupt, intersect, intersperse, mark, pepper, point, point up, separate, sprinkle, stress, underline |
| Main Entry: | riddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perforate, permeate |
Synonyms: |
bore, corrupt, damage, honeycomb, impair, infest, mar, pepper, pervade, pierce, pit, puncture, spoil |
| Main Entry: | season |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flavor food |
Synonyms: |
color, enliven, lace, leaven, pep, pepper, salt, spice |
Antonyms: |
cook plain |