zest

zest is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
2. noun. Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
3. noun. The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
4. transitive verb. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
5. transitive verb. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
6. noun. a tart spicy quality

   Synonyms: nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess

7. noun. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

   Synonyms: gusto, relish, zestfulness

8. verb. add herbs or spices to

   Synonyms: spice

Synonyms

nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, gusto, relish, zestfulness, spice

Common word forms

zests, zested, zester, zestful, zesting, zestless

Words from these letters

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