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cucumber

noun as in dollar

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In a large bowl, toss the watermelon and cucumber until combined.

Ruiz includes slices of cucumber in his tiritas, for extra crunch, and a bit of olive oil, which brings out the silkiness of the fish.

It produces quarter-sized blue flowers that connoisseurs say taste a bit like cucumber.

Then, pile on thinly sliced or matchstick-cut cucumbers, roasted peanuts, sliced scallions and lots of fresh cilantro.

If you are making granita out of, say, watermelon or cucumber, neither of which is a particular fibrous specimen, you can puree them directly.

From Eater

Try explaining what a cucumber tastes like to a 19th century Inuit.

Together, we decide that the drink should be called a Cucumber Superlative.

Allergies—Mix one part cucumber juice with one part beet root juice and three parts carrot juice.

“That scallop dish is just a raw scallop with a grilled cucumber and cucumber vinaigrette,” said McGarry.

Basil, cucumber, mangoes, the cooing of turtledoves on torrid afternoons, the screech of buses coming to a sudden halt.

Scarcely less inspiring were the cucumber-trees, or mountain magnolias, which here reached the perfection of growth.

Ornament the top with chopped aspic and alternate slices of lemon and cucumber round.

Arrange the pieces of rabbit in a circle, put the cucumber in the middle, and pour the sauce over the fillets.

Make a sauce of white stock, and put the pieces of rabbit into it with the cucumber until it is quite done.

Encouraged by his success, Cucumber fell to capering about in a squatting position, singing the refrain of: 'Shildi-budildi!'

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cucumber, such as: currency, greenback, ace, bill, buck, and certificate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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