almond
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- noun
- /ˈɑlmənd/
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- I enjoy snacking on almonds because they are healthy and delicious.
- nuts such as almonds
- ground almonds
- almonds and walnuts
Gourmet PB and J, this is almond butter and jam.
- Gourmet PB and J, this is almond butter and jam.
- A heaping tablespoon of almond butter and a coffee.
- So you'll eat the chocolate or like an almond chocolate bar some kind.
- They earn a living by growing and processing almonds and pioneers.
- They're just almonds and sea salt and water.
- It's on pistachios, it's on almonds, it's on carrots.
- That's like, you could use almond butter instead of.
- And then suddenly people go, oh, almond milk, you tosser.
- Can you melt some Almond Joy in my burger?
Examples
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And then there was home homemade almond ice cream for dessert.
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You pushed away a little bowl of almonds at the club.
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But I think I want some chocolate almond milk right now.
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Oh, you ate an almond?
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Have you ever had a dash of almond milk in the coffee?
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Go get me one of those almond croissants that I like.
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Sir, would you care for some almonds?
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The smell at certain times of the year is minty, with a hint of almond.
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When Mandy sent me to the pantry for more almonds, I returned with only two.
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That's regular milk, but we have almond, hemp and oat as well.
Synonyms
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A large hard seed with a shell that you can eat
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Edible part inside a seed, grain, or nut
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An old local word for the almond tree or the nut it produces
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A hard-shelled seed with an edible part inside, like an almond or walnut
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A small tree that makes edible nuts with a hard shell and pink flowers
A small part of a plant that you can eat and use in cooking
Compounds
An oil from bitter almonds that people use to add an almond smell or taste to food and perfume
A small decorative bush from China with many pink, red, or white flowers
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A small moth whose caterpillars eat and make webs in stored nuts and grain
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A willow tree that grows in the western United States with leaves shaped like almonds
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A pale yellow oil made by pressing almonds used for cooking, skin care, and medicine
A pale yellow oil from almonds that people use for cooking and for skin or hair
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Almond comes from the old Greek word amygdalē, which passed into Latin and Old French and simply meant 'almond' or 'nut' because of the nut's oval shape. So an almond is the edible seed we eat, and the name has kept that meaning for many centuries.