MINT
An aromatic herb whose leaves are used for flavoring food and drinks.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A place where official coins are manufactured.
- Perfect or nearly new condition, especially for a collectible.
- Informally, a very large amount of money.
PRESS
To push against something firmly or apply steady physical force.
Other meanings and uses↓
- News organizations and journalists considered collectively.
- A machine or business that prints books and other material.
- To urge someone strongly to act or provide an answer.
GRAIN
A small, hard seed harvested from a cereal plant for food.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A tiny particle or small piece of a substance.
- The smallest amount of a quality, as in a grain of truth.
- A unit traditionally used for measuring very small weights.
BEANS
Edible seeds, often kidney-shaped, produced in the pods of certain plants.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Coffee seeds after processing, commonly called coffee beans.
- Small objects whose shape resembles edible bean seeds.
- The plural form of BEAN in ordinary countable use.
STARCH
A complex carbohydrate made by plants and found in many staple foods.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Starchy describes food containing a relatively high amount of starch.
- Informally, stiffness or excessive formality in manner or behavior.
CAT
A small domesticated carnivorous mammal commonly kept as a household pet.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A general member of the animal family that includes lions and tigers.
- Used before another noun in phrases such as cat food or cat owner.
CUCUMBER
A long, green-skinned fruit commonly prepared and eaten as a vegetable.
Other meanings and uses↓
- The creeping vine that produces the familiar edible fruit.
- A culinary ingredient served raw, pickled or added to salads.
RINGS
Circular bands, often made of metal, worn as jewelry on the fingers.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Makes a clear resonant sound, as a bell does.
- Calls someone by telephone in common British usage.
- Surrounds or marks something with a circular boundary.
GUM
A soft flavored substance designed to be chewed but not swallowed.
Other meanings and uses↓
- The firm tissue surrounding the bases of the teeth.
- A sticky substance produced naturally by certain plants.
- An adhesive substance used for sticking materials together.
FOLD
To bend something so that one part lies over or against another part.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A line or mark created where material has been bent.
- An area of skin or fabric that doubles over itself.
- A group or community sharing a common affiliation.
KNOTS
Fastenings made by interlacing and tightening lengths of rope, string or similar material.
Other meanings and uses↓
- Tangled masses formed in hair, thread or another flexible material.
- Hard, tight areas felt in a tense or strained muscle.
- Complicated problems that are difficult to resolve.
CUSTOMER
A person or organization that buys goods or services from a business.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A person with whom someone has dealings, often with a descriptive modifier.
- Used before another noun in phrases such as customer service or customer account.
WASH
To clean something with water and usually soap or another cleaning substance.
Other meanings and uses↓
- An act or instance of cleaning something with liquid.
- A quantity of clothes or linens being cleaned together.
- To flow over or strike a surface in waves.
MOUTHWASH
A liquid preparation used to rinse and clean the mouth without swallowing it.
Other meanings and uses↓
- A measured amount of the liquid used during one oral rinse.
- A general retail term for bottled liquids intended for rinsing the mouth.
BURL
A rounded abnormal growth that develops on the trunk or branch of a tree.
Other meanings and uses↓
- The word may be pluralized as burls when several growths are discussed.
- Used attributively in phrases describing material taken from such a growth.
SPRAY
A mass of liquid dispersed through the air as many fine droplets.
Other meanings and uses↓
- To scatter liquid in fine droplets over a person or surface.
- Mist or airborne droplets thrown up by waves or moving water.
- A decorative branch or cluster of flowers and leaves.
