CRESS
What does "CRESS" mean?
A small, fast-growing leafy plant with a peppery taste, eaten in salads and garnishes.
Meanings
- Any of several pungent-leaved plants of the cabbage family, such as watercress or garden cress, used in salads. She topped the egg sandwich with a layer of fresh cress.
Word origin
From Old English 'cresse' or 'cærse', from a Germanic root linked to a verb meaning 'to eat' or 'to nibble'; related to German 'Kresse'.
Remember it
CRESS rhymes with 'press' - press the peppery leaves and the green is everywhere, double-S for the spray of sprouts.
A little poem
On a damp paper towel
the classroom seeds turn jungle-
small as a child's grin.
haiku
Wordplay
- My salad herb keeps complaining about deadlines. I told it not to stress - just cress.
What it teaches
The fastest things to sprout are rarely the deepest rooted; speed and substance keep different calendars.
Quick facts
What does CRESS mean?
A small, fast-growing leafy plant with a peppery taste, eaten in salads and garnishes.
Is CRESS a valid word?
Yes — CRESS is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CRESS?
CRESS has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CRESS come from?
From Old English 'cresse' or 'cærse', from a Germanic root linked to a verb meaning 'to eat' or 'to nibble'; related to German 'Kresse'.
What can CRESS teach us?
The fastest things to sprout are rarely the deepest rooted; speed and substance keep different calendars.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.