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pea soup Definition

pea soup

noun

  1. a heavy soup made from dried split peas or, sometimes, fresh peas
  2. a dense, yellowish fog

pea soup* Synonyms

pea soup*

n.

fog, smog, traffic hazard, pea-souper*; see fog.

pea soup Usage Examples

Converse of object

resemble: Without them your water will probably resemble pea soup, as algae will grow prolifically.

Adjective modifier

green: Green pea soup or London Particular gave its name to the fog that once enveloped London so intensely.

Modifies a noun

fog: We had three days of solid pea soup fog.

Noun used with modifier

chick: Dishes while we were there included a delicately spiced celeriac and chick pea soup and zesty grilled brill with roast fennel and potato.