Word of the Day: Pickle
pick-le / ˈpi-kəl
noun
- a liquid used for preserving food, typically made with vinegar or salt
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
Ambrose Bierce, 1842-c. 1914
- any vegetable which has been soaked in brining liquid, especially a cucumber
Good ideas, like good pickles, are crisp, enduring, and devilishly hard to make.
Rushworth Kidder, 1944-2012
- a predicament or tough situation
If you think you are in a doldrum, in a pickle, and no good can come of this, think again.
Neale Donald Walsch, 1943-
verb
- to soak anything in brine in order to preserve it
I love contemporary art, although I wouldn’t want a pickled shark in my house.
Bruno Tonioli, 1955-