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mint

mint

62 1.0
A small flavored candy eaten to freshen your breath
  • noun
  • /mɪnt/
translation icon : pastilla de menta
  • After dinner, I like to have a mint to freshen my breath.
  • suck a mint

If this is breath mints, Mac cosmetics breath mints.

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Examples

Synonyms

peppermint
vsmint
21 1.0

A small sweet candy flavored with mint oil to freshen the breath

is typically used to freshen breath rather than only to enjoy as candy
1 1.5

A small hard sweet with a strong mint taste often red and white

is used mainly to freshen breath rather than just as a general sweet
mint candy
vsmint
1 1.0

A small sweet with a mint taste that is often hard or chewy

is more specifically chosen to freshen breath rather than just as a sweet

Compounds

Something that is perfect and looks brand new

5 7.2

A cold drink made with bourbon, sugar, mint, and crushed ice

3 3.5

A government office that makes United States coins and handles government gold and silver

1 3.7

An official government body that makes United States coins and works with gold and silver

1 1.0

A sauce made from mint, vinegar and sugar that is served with lamb

A small stem with mint leaves used to add flavor or decoration to food and drinks

mint family
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A group of scented herbs like mint, thyme, and rosemary

1 1.0

A small sweet with a mint taste that is often hard or chewy

A government agency that makes and gives out coins and handles gold and silver

7.1

A plant from the eastern United States that lives for several years with narrow fragrant leaves and small green flowers

A mint plant with a citrus smell often used in teas

6.8

A small herb with a strong smell and green leaves used to make tea and oils

A small plant with soft, hairy leaves and pink or purple flowers

A mint plant with leaves that smell of fresh citrus and that people use in cooking and for scent

A small plant with leaves that taste cool and smell like apples and are used in cooking and tea

A wild plant with a fresh smell used to add taste to food and tea

A small plant with leaves that smell of lemon that people use to flavor tea and drinks

9.9

A herb from Oaxaca, Mexico that can make you see or feel things that are not real

A small mint leaf or sprig put on food and drink to decorate and add fresh flavor

A small herb with a mint smell used to add flavor to food or tea

mint raita
  • Indian
3.0

A cold yogurt sauce with mint served with spicy Indian food

Having the fresh smell of mint

7.0

A small plant that lives for many years with scented leaves and small white flowers

9.9

A fragrant annual herb with long narrow leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers

A North American plant that grows in woods with pale blue or purple spotted flowers

water mint
  • Specialized
6.3

A mint plant that grows in wet places and smells a little like lemon

A plant with a fresh mint smell that grows near water

8.4

A small herb that grows in woods with hairy leaves and pale purple flowers

How Minty

peppermint
21 1.0
mint
62 1.0
menthe
  • Canadian
6.5
spearmint
5 2.4

Surface Forms

mint singular
mints plural

Etymology

Mint as a small flavored sweet is named after the mint plant because makers used the plant's oil to give a cool taste, so a 'mint' is a small sweet that freshens your breath.