broth

UK /bɹɔθ/ US /bɹɔθ/

noun 2

Definitions

noun

Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.

A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an effective aphrodisiac.

A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

Collocations

ADJ.

expensive, green, hot, inside, right, warm

VERB + BROTH

beef, cooks, drink, going, like, love, make, meat-based

BROTH + NOUN

blooms, friendship, morning, stock, vegetables

PREP.

between, in, in, on, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered

stock

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

too many cooks spoil the broth

If too many people participate in a task, especially in a leading role, the task will not be done very well.

She professes to keep her own counsel; she says, and truly enough, that “Too many cooks spoil the broth.”

too many chefs spoil the broth

Alternative form of too many cooks spoil the broth.

too many cooks spoils the broth

Uncommon form of too many cooks spoil the broth.

It hath been obſerved among the French (a Nation as much addicted to changes as any) that when the charge of an undertaking hath been committed to many, it cauſed but confuſion, an

Example Bank

A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon

Wiktionary

I do not eat meat, fish, shellfish, poultry or broth.

Tatoeba · #367973

There's a fly in the noodle broth.

Tatoeba · #419715

You're right. The noodle broth here is a bit expensive.

Tatoeba · #430853

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Tatoeba · #459245

While broth boils, friendship blooms.

Tatoeba · #896151

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