cucumber Definition
cu·cum·ber (kyo̵̅o̅′kum′bər; occas., -kəm-)
noun
- a trailing annual vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family, grown for its edible fruit
- the long fruit, with a green rind and firm, white flesh, gathered before fully mature and used in salads or preserved as pickles
Etymology: ME cucomer < OFr or L; OFr cocombre < L cucumis (gen. cucumeris)
cucumber Idioms
cool as a cucumber
- comfortably cool
- calm and self-possessed
cucumber Usage Examples
Converse of object
- slice: Cut the triplet from the cucumber, and then continue slicing the cucumber in the same way.
- chop: Mix the crab meat with chopped cucumber, tomato, fresh red chillies and coriander.
- grate: Serve with brown rice or with quinoa, and yogurt with grated cucumber in it.
- dice: Put the diced cucumber into a large mixing bowl.
- peel: Sent in by: Granny Dumplin Ingredients 2 Large cucumbers peeled, seeded & cut into 1 inch cubes.
- eat: You can eat the whole cucumber, skin ' n ' all.
Adjective modifier
- pickled: It was all a long way from pickled cucumbers in 1950s Acton.. .
- small: I picked up one very like a small cucumber.
- large: Since moving house I have been metaphorically raped by a decidedly large cucumber.
- crunchy: This sandwich has plenty of fresh and crunchy cucumber, which is very welcome alongside the fairly routine watercress.
- many: You can eat as many cucumbers as you like, and drive home later.
- long: Marketer Long produces a very heavy yield of long, smooth green cucumbers.
Modifies a noun
- sandwich: You might like to make up cucumber sandwiches using the shrimp instead of butter.
- mosaic: Satellite RNA for control of plant diseases caused by cucumber mosaic virus.
- salad: Serve it over fresh, hot rice with a cool cucumber salad.
- slice: Make a bed of the pear and cucumber slices in a small salad bowl.
- soup: It was with this last point in mind, that I devised a simple recipe for cucumber soup last summer.
- virus: Satellite RNA for control of plant diseases caused by cucumber mosaic virus.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near cucumber
- ‹ cucullate
- ‹ cuckoopint
- ‹ cuckooflower
- ‹ cuckoo clock
- ‹ cuckoo
- ‹ cuckold
- ‹ cucking stool
- ‹ cucina
- ‹ Cuchulain
- ‹ cuchifrito
- cucumber tree ›
- cucurbit ›
- cud ›
- cudbear ›
- cuddle ›
- cuddlesome ›
- cuddly ›
- cuddy ›
- cudgel ›
- cudweed ›

