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"Zest" Definition
noun
Flavor or interest; piquancy
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Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
Spirited enjoyment; gusto: "At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescenceā ( Kenneth Tynan)
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Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring
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Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
Enthusiasm
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Source:
Wiktionary
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish
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Source:
Wiktionary
verb-transitive
To give zest, charm, or spirit to
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Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything
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Source:
GNU Collaborative International Dictionary
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of
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Source:
GNU Collaborative International Dictionary
verb
To scrape the zest from a fruit
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Source:
Wiktionary
To make more zesty
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Source:
Wiktionary
Add herbs or spices to
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Source:
Wordnet
To add a zest or relish to; make piquant, literally or figuratively
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Source:
Century Dictionary
To cut, as the peel of an orange or a lemon from top to bottom into thin slips, or to squeeze, as orange-peel, over the surface of anything
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Source:
Century Dictionary
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