from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Spirited enjoyment; gusto: "At 53 he retains all the heady zest of adolescence” ( Kenneth Tynan).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The outermost part of the rind of an orange, lemon, or other citrus fruit, used as flavoring.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Enthusiasm.
from the English-language Wiktionary
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
from the English-language Wiktionary
verb-transitive
To give zest, charm, or spirit to.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verb
To scrape the zest from a fruit.
from the English-language Wiktionary
To make more zesty.
from the English-language Wiktionary
Add herbs or spices to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
To add a zest or relish to; make piquant, literally or figuratively.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To cut, as the peel of an orange or a lemon from top to bottom into thin slips, or to squeeze, as orange-peel, over the surface of anything.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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