noun / verb
juice
JOOS/dʒuːs/
Liquid contained in or extracted from food.
The glass holds fresh juice beside an orange half.
Etymology
The ancestor covered broth and other food liquids. In English, juice first named liquid obtained by boiling herbs, then also the watery part of fruits and vegetables.
In context
… lime juice or lemon juice make great marinades my tip for getting maximum amount of juice from a lemon or lime is to roll it hard …
More examples
- She juiced several lemons.
- The machine is juicing the apples.
- Different fruit juices filled the bottles.
Forms
juice · juices · juiced · juicing
juicer noun — A device for extracting juice.
Similar words
- nectar
- Can mean flower liquid or a fruit drink of a particular composition.
- extract
- A substance removed from something, not necessarily its natural liquid.