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pickle

noun verb

Vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

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Word length
6
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
IC
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. Vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

noun

  1. Informal terms for a difficult situation

    “He got into a terrible fix”

verb

  1. Preserve in a pickling liquid

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He got into a terrible fix
He made a muddle of his marriage

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