date
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- noun
- /deɪt/
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dátil
- Then I'm adding about two pitted Medjool dates in and this makes it so sweet.
- date palm
I totally forgot that I have date syrup ingredients, dates.
- I totally forgot that I have date syrup ingredients, dates.
- And September is the time of the the date harvest.
- So again, just throw one date in there, some sea salt.
- Or take USC like a date, a date seed, right?
- This is the kitchen area, complete with fresh fruit and dates and pastries.
- He goes, bro, you sold me dates that are out of date.
- And then I have my almonds, apricots, dates, raisins.
Examples
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They've got oil, they've got dates, they've got water.
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This is the kitchen area, complete with fresh fruit and dates and pastries.
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So again, just throw one date in there, some sea salt.
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And September is the time of the the date harvest.
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What is this chunky apple and date fruit bar?
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The wife put in two bags of dates and dried apricots when he wasn't looking.
Fiction book (1990) -
Monica and Camille appeared then in jovial moods, with dates they'd gotten from a Catholic school in Cleveland.
Fiction book (1994) -
For a quick snack, I often enjoy a date wrapped in bacon.
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The chef added finely chopped dates to the salad for extra sweetness.
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In Middle Eastern cuisine, dates are a popular ingredient in desserts.
Synonyms
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An edible part of a plant like an apple or orange
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
18
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A sexual act that someone forces on a person they know, often after a date
- US
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Date on food that shows the last day shops should keep it on shelves so it is still fresh
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An invisible line in the middle of the Pacific where the calendar date changes when crossed
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An imaginary line near the middle of the Pacific Ocean where the calendar date changes when you cross it
A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert
- Specialized
A fixed date used as the standard time for recording positions of stars and planets
How Ripe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Date for the fruit comes from the Greek word daktylos meaning 'finger' because dates grow in long bunches like a row of fingers. The same root is in digit ('finger'), so that picture helps you remember the sweet fruit.