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pepper
noun
A
hollow
,
usually
sweet
or
mildly
hot
vegetable
that
can
be
green
,
red
,
yellow
,
or
other
colours
;
also
,
any
of
several
hot
chili
fruits
.
•
She
stuffed
a
red
pepper
with
rice
and
cheese
.
She
stuffed
a
red
pepper
with
rice
and
cheese
.
•
Green
peppers
turn
yellow
and
then
red
as
they
ripen
.
Green
peppers
turn
yellow
and
then
red
as
they
ripen
.
verb
To
put
pepper
on
or
into
food
to
add
flavour
.
•
He
peppered
his
steak
before
putting
it
on
the
grill
.
He
peppered
his
steak
before
putting
it
on
the
grill
.
•
Taste
the
sauce
and
pepper
it
if
necessary
.
Taste
the
sauce
and
pepper
it
if
necessary
.
noun
The
small
dried
dark
berry
of
the
tropical
vine
Piper
nigrum
,
or
the
plant
itself
,
from
which
the
spice
is
made
.
•
The
humid
climate
of
Kerala
is
perfect
for
growing
pepper
.
The
humid
climate
of
Kerala
is
perfect
for
growing
pepper
.
•
Traders
once
sailed
vast
distances
to
buy
sacks
of
dried
pepper
.
Traders
once
sailed
vast
distances
to
buy
sacks
of
dried
pepper
.
verb
To
cover
or
fill
something
with
many
small
spots
,
marks
,
or
objects
,
or
to
bombard
someone
with
many
things
such
as
questions
.
•
Bullet
holes
peppered
the
old
sign
by
the
road
.
Bullet
holes
peppered
the
old
sign
by
the
road
.
•
Reporters
peppered
the
mayor
with
questions
after
the
meeting
.
Reporters
peppered
the
mayor
with
questions
after
the
meeting
.