Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: thyme
IPA transcription: [θ'aɪm]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: thyme
    Meaning: leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables
  • Synonyms: thyme
    Meaning: any of various mints of the genus Thymus
Usage examples
  • So Wild Thyme was angry.
  • Instead of Wild Thyme and the sunny field, he was looking at the sea.
  • Add 6 shallots and 1 clove of garlic chopped fine, some parsley and thyme and the mushrooms.
  • Chop cooked veal with some onion, parsley, thyme and 1 clove of garlic; season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • Pour over a cup of melted butter; add 1 onion sliced, some thyme, parsley, the juice of a lemon, and a cup of hot water.
  • Cover and let brown a few minutes; then add 2 carrots and 1 onion sliced thin, some thyme and mace; pour over 1 cup of hot water.
  • Add half a wineglassful of white wine, a sprig of celery, a bay-leaf, a sprig of thyme, two cloves, and salt and pepper to season.
  • A sprig of thyme, planted in the centre, will furnish supports for the structure, together with the trellis-work of the top and sides.
  • Soak the fish for four hours in a marinade of oil and lemon-juice, seasoned with sliced carrot, onion, bay-leaf, thyme, parsley, and garlic.
  • The wind blows across softly from the south shore, and brings with it scents of heath and thyme, caught from the high upland moors above the town.