 pickle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (food) vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar | |
| Related terms: | relish dill_pickle caper sweet_pickle gherkin | |
| 2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5261 | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (food) preserve in a pickling liquid; as of vegetables | |
| Related terms: | preserve cooking | |
| 4. | [ noun ] informal terms for a difficult situation | |
| Synonyms: | fix mess muddle jam kettle_of_fish hole | |
| Examples: | "he got into a terrible fix" "he made a muddle of his marriage" |
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| Related terms: | difficulty dog's_breakfast | |
| Similar spelling: |
Pixley Pickel Pickell piccolo Piccoli Piccola pixel picul |
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