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The Meaning of sauce

  • (n.) A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint sauce; sweet sauce, etc.
  • (n.) Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.
  • (n.) Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc.
  • (n.) Sauciness; impertinence.
  • (v. t.) To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor.
  • (v. t.) To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to.
  • (v. t.) To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
  • (v. t.) To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.
  • (n.) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.

Homophones

soss

Rhymes

aase , abbas , across , albatross , alsace , amoss , applesauce , blas , bloss , bos , boss , bosse , bras , bross , caguas , chandross , chavous , clauss , clos , closs , cos , coss , criss-cross , crisscross , cros , cross , crosse , dazs , demoss , devoss , dos , doss , dross , emboss , fauss , floss , foss , fosse , fross , gloss , goss , gosse , grosse , haas , haase , haass , hahs , hamas , hammas , hasse , hawse , helios , hoss , hot-cross , joss , kaas , kiryas , kjos , klaas , klos , kloss , knauss , knosp , knous , kos , koss , kross , lacoss , lacrosse , lafosse , las , loss , mauss , mohs , moss , nauss , noss , os , oss , pangloss , ploss , pos , pross , recross , ros , ross , rosse , schloss , semigloss , sloss , soss , stauss , stoss , tomas , toss , vandross , vanoss , vause , vohs , vos , voss , vyas , wass