noun
    
    plural spices
    
    a substance (such as pepper or nutmeg) that is used in cooking to add flavor to food and that comes from a dried plant and is usually a powder or seed [count]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] :something that adds interest or excitement
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    spices; spiced; spicing
    
    [+ obj] not used in progressive tenses :to flavor (food) with spices
    
    
    
    
    
    to add interest or excitement to (something) - usually + up