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Leek


Definition:

  • (n.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Serves 4 100g butter, at room temperature 150g flour 50g ground almonds 30g suet 1 egg yolk 50g cooked chestnuts, chopped 5 tbsp chopped fresh thyme Salt and black pepper For the leeks 1kg leeks, trimmed 100g butter Salt and pepper 200ml double cream 1 tsp nutmeg 1 To make the crumble topping, work the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then add the ground almonds and suet.
  • (2) Acyl-CoA elongase has been partially purified from leek (Allium porrum L.) epidermal cells.
  • (3) Grilled cuttlefish on a bed of chestnut purée comes dramatically drizzled with black squid ink and shredded fried leek, while the innocuous-sounding champi con foie conceals mushroom, foie gras, creamy alioli (garlic mayonnaise) and a slick of salsa verde.
  • (4) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
  • (5) Scrub and peel the carrots, chop and add to the onion, then chop and rinse the white and pale green parts of the leeks, stir into the vegetables together with the bay leaves and the tomatoes, then continue cooking till lightly browned and approaching tenderness.
  • (6) Another new spot, Victor (11 rue Victor Massé), offers a good deal for lunch, with a tasty €12 plat du jour that includes dishes such as tender veal sautéed with baby leeks and hazelnuts, and crisp rocket salad and roasted new potatoes.
  • (7) 7 Serve the leeks on top of a scoop of beans, sprinkled with hazelnuts and drizzled with olive oil, with crusty bread.
  • (8) The reverse of the new coin shows the English rose, Welsh leek, Scottish thistle and Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within a royal coronet – a design created by 15-year-old schoolboy David Pearce, who won a competition to create the image.
  • (9) Put under the grill for 10 mins, or until the leeks start to turn golden.
  • (10) The broth he used for a beef shank, adding baby vegetables and bundles of leek, celery, fresh thyme and bay leaf and gently heating it for the longest time.
  • (11) Summarising the evidence to be heard, Leek said the inquest, which is set to last seven weeks, will hear from a report on a Tunisian investigation into the attack, compiled by the judge Lazhar Akremi.
  • (12) Green leaves of leek and chive mainly contain kaempferol glycosides, with mono- and di-glycosides dominating in leek and di- and tri-glycosides in chive.
  • (13) Pearl millet [Pennisetum millet (L.) leeke] is the main source of food energy for the rural poor in many areas of the semiarid tropics.
  • (14) 4 When the pastry case is ready, spoon the leeks and cheese in and sprinkle spring onions over the top, then pour the creme fraiche over the top.
  • (15) 3 To serve, slice the leeks in half lengthways and divide between four plates.
  • (16) Marmaduke Scarlet, via GuardianWitness Serves 6 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 leeks, well washed, white and green parts finely sliced 400g can of white beans (butter beans, haricots or cannellini) 900ml vegetable stock 2 bay leaves Fresh thyme sprig Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar Herb pesto or gremolata, to serve 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
  • (17) Jo's leek and goat's cheese tart Cook - Get-togethers, Jane Warren's music group.
  • (18) 5 Remove the pan from heat and serve the chickpeas on top of the leeks.
  • (19) The leek-moth digs straight mines towards the base of the plant.
  • (20) Three experiments were conducted to determine the nitrogen-corrected metabolizable energy (MEn) content of ground pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke].

Reek


Definition:

  • (n.) A rick.
  • (n.) Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.
  • (v. i.) To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The semi-final reeked of history as it pitted South Americans who had won the trophy twice against opponents with so much to rue in this competition.
  • (2) But the top-down crudity of the policy reeks of wonks who have never left a Westminster thinktank.
  • (3) A., Reeke, G. N., Jr., Quiocho, F. A., Bethge, P. H., Ludwig, M. L., Steitz, T. A., Muirhead, H., and Coppola, J. C. (1968) Brookhaven Symp.
  • (4) He blamed the reek and weird industry he was watching.
  • (5) Riffs that echo Metallica's Black Album, an encore that references Born to Run, and a band of session musicians straight out of 80s rock central casting; an Eric Church gig reeks of classic rock right down to the lead man's aviators, stubble and Jack Daniel's and Coke.
  • (6) This is based on a myth – there would have been little impact on the outcome of almost any postwar British elections if Scotland's votes were not included – but this silence still reeks of hypocrisy.
  • (7) Photograph: Kareem Shaheen for the Guardian The Guardian, the first western media organisation to visit the site of the attack, examined a warehouse and silos directly next to where the missile had landed, and found nothing but an abandoned space covered in dust and half-destroyed silos reeking of leftover grain and animal manure.
  • (8) The fish that were not killed by the heavy pollution now reek of petroleum and cannot sustain a village population of 69,000 people.
  • (9) Despite it being the second day of 30C-plus daytime heat and desert dust whipped up by the wind, accompanied by the omnipresent reek of strong weed, there are no sparked-out casualties to be seen.
  • (10) (Reeke, G. N., Jr., Becker, J. W., and Edelman, G. M. (1975) J. Biol.
  • (11) Photograph: Fox Searchlight Plinking harpsichord music Almost the entire soundtrack is by Alexandre Desplat, so we’re going to assume it reeks of harpsichord.
  • (12) The air reeked of pine resin and the pitchy vinegar of wood ants.
  • (13) Cameron worried that the whole Stronger In approach reeked of a metropolitan europhilia that would not chime with the public mood.
  • (14) Sneaked out quietly in a written answer to the House of Lords on Monday, the end of British support for search and rescue operations in the southern Mediterranean reeks suspiciously of Australia’s “stop the boats” solution .
  • (15) Yet the old togetherness is only visible in short bursts these days and the second Mourinho era is in danger of ending in bitter acrimony after Chelsea lurched deeper into crisis with a performance that reeked of indiscipline on and off the pitch at Upton Park.
  • (16) I landed back in Edmonton, and upon exiting the airport, was immediately struck by the overwhelming reek of nature.
  • (17) While sales figures are still miniscule, hundreds of new cassette labels have begun over the past few years; her favourites include Suplex , Reeks of Effort and Sexbeat , which is releasing a Cassette Store Day exclusive by Polaris music prize winners Fucked Up .
  • (18) Everything we owned was being flogged off by pinstriped bastards reeking of lunch.
  • (19) This guy was more than fifty years old, his clothes were oily, he wore a pair of yellow rubber shoes, and his clothes reeked of pesticide.
  • (20) Maria Zakharova, the foreign ministry spokeswoman, wrote on social media that the British bank’s decision earlier this week to close RT’s bank accounts “reeked of” the BBC – implying the British state broadcaster may have been pressing for the closure of Russia Today.