Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To engage in relaxing or passive activities. Often used with out.
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- noun psychology A unit of
subjective weight , equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams. - adjective
vegetarian - noun colloquial
vegetable . - verb colloquial to
vegetate ; to engage in complete inactivity; torest
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Fine hand chopping of the veg is also an option. but I'd try the food processor anyway, if I was short on time and/or grinderless.
Toast: Lindy 2006
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Fine hand chopping of the veg is also an option. but I'd try the food processor anyway, if I was short on time and/or grinderless.
Lavosh! and... Lindy 2006
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Its the same method, the only veg is the sweet potato and onion and the spice is ginger only, but at the end, after blending you add (heavy) cream, tamari, maple syrup and lime juice.
Chipotle sweet potato soup | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Living off of the veg is fine and all, however I cannot imagine a life without BBQ sauce.
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I've already harvested and cleaned the herbs, prepped the aliums, and done the root veg from a kitchen chair.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway porphyrin 2008
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I made it yesterday with a smaller shoulder than in the recipe, so we have enough to make in to a curry (with the liquid and veg from the same dish) tonight.
Archive 2006-09-01 Mrs Frog 2006
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The only thing you can do about the woody toughness of this veg is simmering, prior to peeling of course!
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I made it yesterday with a smaller shoulder than in the recipe, so we have enough to make in to a curry (with the liquid and veg from the same dish) tonight.
Jamie Oliver's Slow-cooked Shoulder of Lamb with Roasted Vegetables Mrs Frog 2006
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Even if you don’t think going veg is morally required (as I don’t), buy eco & humanely raised meat. this too creates a culture where animal welfare and enviro concerns are seen as important and economically supports a network of farms and businesses that are a positive alternative to the nightmare that is factory farming.
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JungMee hehe the mountain root veg is called “gosari” – it’s fern brakes!
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