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To scatter or sprinkle, typically over a wide area or surface
“Brush the loaves with the egg yolks and pepper the top with the walnuts.”
To mark with dots or spots
“Overhead, the stars pepper the sky.”
To hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot
“After about a half-minute, the mortar shells, which had to go way up and then drop almost straight down, would pepper the area all around me.”
To give or add flavor to, typically by seasoning
To throw or launch something in a given direction
To fall or cause to fall in large or overwhelming quantities like, or as of, rain
Plural for a hot-tasting condiment obtained from the fruit of an East Indian climbing plant
“Add salt and pepper according to taste and put the sauce through a sieve, forcing the cooked vegetables through.”
Plural for the quality of being full of energy and liveliness
Plural for energy, vitality or vigor
Plural for a small discoloration on the skin or a surface
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