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

• sea: Dale found a big sea cucumber, about 60 cms long, speckled like a chocolate chip cookie.

• and/or: Add the curry paste and/or cucumber, mix in well and fry for 3-5 mins.