1. spice - Noun
2. spice - Verb
3. Spice - Proper noun
Species; kind.
A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc.
Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief.
To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.
To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.
To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. George Bernard Shaw
Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go. Erma Bombeck
Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor. William Cowper
Charity is the spice of riches. Jewish Proverb
If you beat spice it will smell the sweeter. Chinese Proverb
Variety is the spice of life. American Proverb