A pungent, hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice or condiment to flavor food. She added a pinch of pepper to the soup to enhance its flavor.
A fruit of the capsicum plant, which is typically red, green, or yellow, and is used as a vegetable or spice. I sliced a red pepper to add to the salad for some extra color and crunch.
A climbing vine of the family Piperaceae, native to India, whose dried fruit is used to make black pepper. The pepper plant requires a warm climate to thrive and produce its spicy berries.
A quick warm-up exercise in baseball in which players stand close together and rapidly hit and field a ball back and forth. The team played pepper along the baseline before the first inning.