thyme
noun
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Definition of thyme
1
: any of a genus (Thymus) of Eurasian mints with small pungent aromatic leaves
especially
: a Mediterranean garden herb (T. vulgaris)
2
: thyme leaves used as a seasoning
Examples of thyme in a Sentence
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Second, there's Violet & Mary's Tea, a caffeine-free elderflower herb tea with notes of ginger, lemon, thyme, and more. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "Downton Abbey Movie Teas Are Here and Our Mugs Are Ready," 15 Aug. 2019 Behind the privet hedge, besides the daffodils There’s pansies, thyme, and rosemary. — Ciaran Carson, The New Yorker, "Claude Monet, “The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil,” 1880," 12 Aug. 2019 Add the potatoes, clam juice, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper to taste and stir to combine. — CBS News, "The Dish: Luke Holden of Luke's Lobster shares his signature recipes," 6 July 2019 Freshly clipped sweet Thai bail, thyme, rosemary and oregano are in constant rotation. — Sherry Stern, Orange County Register, "Great Escape: It’s always inn season at Rancho Bernardo," 14 June 2019 Add strawberries, sugar, thyme, and 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Rhubarb Twists with Rhubarb Compote," 29 Apr. 2019 Many herbs already in your garden, such as thyme, sage, oregano, mint, dill, cilantro and parsley, are at their most productive over the next two months and will play out as the weather gets hotter. — Dan Gill, nola.com, "Pick basil and other garden herbs over next two months," 14 Apr. 2019 There’s Bagaduce Farm, which raises ducks exclusively for Aragosta to roast with nectarine-thyme sauce. — Alexandra Hall, BostonGlobe.com, "Serving up splendor Downeast," 5 Aug. 2019 The corn kernels simmer with onion, garlic, water, and thyme. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, "Chill, It’s Corn Soup," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thyme.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for thyme
thyme
noun
English Language Learners Definition of thyme
: a sweet-smelling herb with small leaves that is used in cooking
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thyme
noun
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Kids Definition of thyme
: a mint with tiny fragrant leaves used especially in cooking
thyme
noun
\ ˈtīm also ˈthīm\
Medical Definition of thyme
: any of a genus (Thymus) of mints with small pungent aromatic leaves
especially
: a garden herb (T. vulgaris) used in seasoning and formerly in medicine especially as a stimulant and carminative
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