Zest

Definition:

  • (n.) A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to liquor, etc.
  • (n.) Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste, or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
  • (n.) The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  • (v. t.) To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
  • (v. t.) To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.

Compare zest with other words:

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passion vs. zest

vapid vs. zest

rest vs. zest

cult vs. zest

zest vs. zestiness

zeal vs. zest

communism vs. zest

rind vs. zest

system vs. zest

happy vs. zest

fervor vs. zest

peel vs. zest

scrape vs. zest

tang vs. zest

spice vs. zest

walnut vs. zest

kernel vs. zest

gusto vs. zest

relish vs. zest

garnish vs. zest

fruit vs. zest

skin vs. zest

outer vs. zest

citrus vs. zest

orange vs. zest