pepper

/หˆpษ›pษ™/

IPA: /P EH1 P ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    A plant of the family Piperaceae.

  2. 2

    A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.

  3. 3

    A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.

  4. 4

    A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again

    โ€œSome ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".โ€

  5. 5

    A randomly-generated value that is added to another value (such as a password) prior to hashing. Unlike a salt, a new one is generated for each value and it is held separately from the value.

verb
  1. 1

    To add pepper to.

  2. 2

    To strike with something made up of small particles.

  3. 3

    To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).

    โ€œAfter the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.โ€

  4. 4

    To add (something) at frequent intervals.

    โ€œHe liked to pepper his conversation with long words.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pepper