THYME
What does "THYME" mean?
A low aromatic herb of the mint family whose leaves are used as a seasoning.
Meanings
- A small evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves, widely used fresh or dried as a culinary herb. She tucked a sprig of thyme into the roast.
- The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning. Add a pinch of thyme to the stew.
Did you know?
- Thyme gets its punch from thymol, a natural antiseptic so effective that ancient Egyptians used the herb in embalming to preserve the dead.
Word origin
From Greek 'thumon' (thyme), possibly from 'thuein' (to burn as a sacrifice or make a smoke offering), via Latin 'thymum' and Old French 'thym'; the silent 'h' was restored to echo the Greek spelling.
Remember it
THYME is pronounced exactly like 'time' - so 'a sprig of thyme' sounds like 'a sprig of time', a herb you can almost spend.
A little poem
A pinch of thyme, and dinner waits-
the only time that simmers, not abates.
couplet
Wordplay
- I planted an herb garden but the thyme just flew by - I never have enough of it.
What it teaches
Thyme and time are spoken the same; both reward you most when you measure them out in small, deliberate pinches.
Quick facts
What does THYME mean?
A low aromatic herb of the mint family whose leaves are used as a seasoning.
Is THYME a valid word?
Yes — THYME is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is THYME?
THYME has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does THYME come from?
From Greek 'thumon' (thyme), possibly from 'thuein' (to burn as a sacrifice or make a smoke offering), via Latin 'thymum' and Old French 'thym'; the silent 'h' was restored to echo the Greek spelling.
What can THYME teach us?
Thyme and time are spoken the same; both reward you most when you measure them out in small, deliberate pinches.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.