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"PICKLES" is a plural of: pickle. |
Date "PICKLES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Botanical | Plant parts used as food after preserving in vinegar or brine. Abelmoschus, Capparis, Capsicum, Crescentia, Cucumis, Genipa, Hibiscus, Moringa, Phyllanthus, Solanum, Spondias. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of pickles, denotes that you will follow worthless pursuits if you fail to call energy and judgment to your aid. For a young woman to dream of eating pickles, foretells an unambitious career. To dream of pickles, denotes vexation in love, but final triumph. For a young woman to dream that she is eating them, or is hungry for them, foretells she will find many rivals, and will be overcome unless she is careful of her private affairs. Impure pickles, indicate disappointing engagements and love quarrels. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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Crosswords: PICKLES |
| English words defined with "PICKLES": anise, aniseed ♦ bread and butter pickle ♦ Caperberry, cardamom, cardamon, cardamum, chowchow ♦ Drosophila ampelopophila, Drysalter ♦ kai apple ♦ Muricated ♦ pickle relish, Pickler ♦ tartar sauce, tartare sauce ♦ vinegar fly. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "PICKLES": bar attendant ♦ CHOPPING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ grading-machine feeder ♦ RELISH BLENDER, relish maker ♦ SANDWICH MAKER, sandwich-counter attendant, SEASONING MIXER, sizing-machine operator, sorting-machine attendant, SORTING-MACHINE OPERATOR, spice mixer. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "PICKLES": salmagundi. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "PICKLES" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (Pickles), German (pickle). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield) My mum, a strange creature from the time when pickles on toothpicks were still the height of sophistication. (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding) It pickles my kidneys, yeah. (The Lost Weekend; writing credit: Charles Brackett) Was it a dream where you were where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid, with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? (Real Genius; writing credit: Neal Israel; Pat Proft) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Peck o' Pickles (1916) Art and Sauerkraut Pickles (1914) Hot Pickles (1910) Pickles Make Me Cry (1980) | |
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 | Hold the pickles; hold the lettuce. Space is serving up giant hamburgers. NASA's Hubble Space ... Credit: NASA. |  | Russian women at Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, selling bread, meat, pickles, butter, and eggs at the railway station food shops. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Economic History | Sri Lanka | Among vegetables, pickles were the main export with close to $2 million worth of exports in 2000. In addition to the processing of cashew nuts, the shell is used as a raw material for producing such items such as alcohol, brake lining, lacquer, paints and anti bacterial products. (references) |
Pakistan | Major sub-sectors of Pakistan's food industry are cooking oils and hydrogenated vegetable oils, sugar, flour, tea, dairy products, beverages, biscuits, breads and confectionery, snack foods, processed chicken, and jams, jellies, squashes, sauces, pickles, spices and some cereals and canned foods. (references) | |
Trade | Brazil | Breeder livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and donkeys, including semen and embryos); wine and brandy, distilled spirits (rum, wodka and whiskey); fresh vegetables (asparagus, beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, garlic, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes); canned vegetables (asparagus, beans, carrots, corn, peas, tomatoes and tomato paste); frozen vegetables (beans, broccoli, carrots, corn and spinach); peanut butter or peanut flour; dairy products (butter, butter oil, ghee, anhydrous milk fat, non-fat and whole milk powder, whey powder, whey protein concentrate, lactose, non-sweetened condensed milk, fluid milk, lecithin and cheese); ice cream; meat, frozen or chilled (beef, pork and their products);wheat, wheat flour, semolina; cotton, 100% cotton yarn, 100% cotton fabrics (woven and knit unbleached/bleached/dyed, and/or printed); rice; feed grains (barley, including malting barley, white corn, yellow corn, sorghum and oats); corn products (flour, starch, corn meal, popcorn and gluten); pulses(dry beans, peas and lentils), poultry breeder stock (baby chicks, turkey pouts and hatching eggs); eggs and egg products (fresh, dry, refrigerated, frozen, albumin, etc); fresh fruits (apples, apricots, avocados, blueberries, cherries, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, lemons, melons, nectarines, oranges, pears, plums, peaches, raspberries and tangerines); hops: hops extract; tallow: grease, lard, barley malt; potatoes(cut and chilled or frozen; flakes, granules); peanuts; commercially prepared dog and cat food, animal feed ingredients, fish food; seeds for sowing; almonds ( walnuts, pistachios, hazelnut and pecan); dry fruits, frozen fruits, canned fruits, fruit pure and fruit pulp, 100% natural fruit juice; seafood (fresh and frozen);tomato paste; alfalfa; honey; skins; nutritional beverages preparations (for human consumption); soy protein products; vegetable oils; wood; beer; cereals; preparation for breads and pizzas (powder, refrigerated of frozen); canned pickles; ready-to-eat meals; soft drinks and sodas; soups and sauces. (references) |
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| "PICKLES" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 52.59% of the time. "PICKLES" is used about 116 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 52.59% | 61 | 43,149 |
| Noun (plural) | 39.66% | 46 | 50,285 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 7.76% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Total | 100.00% | 116 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "PICKLES" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Pickles | Last name | 1,000 | 13,188 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "PICKLES": mixed pickles. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pickles.com preserves | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "PICKLES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | Turshi (pickle, pickled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | كبيس, مخلل (pickle, pickled, rare), خضار مخلل. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | Кисели Краставички, Туршия. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Nakládané Okurky, Nakládaná Zelenina, Èalamáda. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pikkelsi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Pickles, Petits Légumes Macérés Dans Du Vinaigre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Essigfrüchte. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ζυμωμένο τουρσί (brine fermented pickles), αυτοοξεούμενο τουρσί (brine fermented pickles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ־לפפו ים ֱמלח. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Savanyúság (acerbity, acidity, pickle, sourness, verjuice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | acar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 漬物 (pickled vegetables). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おし"" (pickled vegetables), "クルス , し""う (advance, attack, belief, benevolence, close friendship, creed, dead of night, deep crimson, deep plowing, developing, emergent, encouragement, faith, friendship, giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence, good fellowship, intimacy, invasion, lecturing to the emperor, middle of the night, midnight, paying tribute, pickled vegetables, promotion, rising, sailing on, sincere), し"" (pickled vegetables, real, true), つけもの (pickled vegetables). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | icklespay picles. (various references) Маринад, Соленья, Соленые Огурцы. (various references) kiseli krastavčići. (various references) Encurtidos. (various references) Соління. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"PICKLES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Mickels, Packies, pekkle, piccies, pickel, pick'em, picken, pickleey, picklers, pickleses, picksel, Picksley, Pilckem, pixles, Pockley, Puckle, Rickles, Xicales. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "PICKLES" (pronounced pi"kulz) |
| 5 | -i" k u l z | mickles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, sickles, stickles, tickles, trickles. |
| 4 | -k u l z | agrochemicals, ankles, articles, barnacles, bicycles, bifocals, biologicals, buckles, chemicals, chronicles, chuckles, circles, crackles, cubicles, cycles, cyclicals, debacles, encyclicals, evangelicals, follicles, freckles, grackles, hackles, honeysuckles, icicles, knuckles, locals, miracles, motorcycles, musicals, obstacles, oracles, ossicles, particles, periodicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, radicals, rankles, rascals, receptacles, recycles, runkles, shackles, shekels, sparkles, spectacles, sprinkles, tackles, Technicals, tentacles, testicles, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, vehicles, vocals, winkles, wrinkles. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, ambles, angels, angles, animals, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bindles, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chisels, chorals, chortles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cudgels, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, fossils, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, officials, ogles, oodles, Orientals, originals, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, raffles, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shambles, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, specials, spirals, spirituals, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tangibles, tangles, taxables, temples, terminals, testimonials, thistles, throttles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-k-l-p-s" | |
-1 letter: pickle, sickle, splice. | |
-2 letters: ceils, clips, epics, kelps, kepis, licks, likes, pecks, picks, pikes, piles, plies, sepic, skelp, slice, slick, slipe, speck, speil, spice, spick, spiel, spike, spile. | |
-3 letters: ceil, cels, ceps, clip, elks, epic, ices, ilks, isle, kelp, kepi, keps, kips, leis, leks, lice, lick, lies, like, lipe, lips, lisp, peck, pecs. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-k-l-p-s" | |
+1 letter: prickles. | |
+2 letters: clerkship, pickerels, pluckiest, skeptical, speckling, stockpile. | |
+3 letters: clerkships, kiloparsec, lipsticked, placekicks, pluckiness, prickliest, stockpiled, stockpiler, stockpiles, superslick. | |
+4 letters: flyspecking, forcepslike, kiloparsecs, lickspittle, politickers, prickliness, skeptically, spinachlike, stockpilers. | |
+5 letters: cupronickels, glockenspiel, kaleidoscope, lickspittles, placekickers, pluckinesses, postcardlike, spacewalking. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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