Spice | Mean of spice in English Dictionary

/ˈspaɪs/

• Noun
• a substance (such as pepper or nutmeg) that is used in cooking to add flavor to food and that comes from a dried plant and is usually a powder or seed
1. herbs and spices
2. The soup needs a little more spice.
3. a spice mix/blend
4. a spice cake
5. a spice rack [=a shelf, cabinet, etc., used to hold small containers of spices]
• something that adds interest or excitement
1. The elaborate costumes added a little spice [=interest] to the performance.
2. Variety is the spice of life. [=variety makes life more interesting]
• Verb
• to flavor (food) with spices
1. I spiced the chicken with ginger.
2. a highly/heavily/lightly/mildly spiced dish

• to add interest or excitement to (something)
1. They looked for advice on how to spice up their living room.
2. We need to spice up our relationship.
3. We tried to spice things up by putting on some lively music.