lettuce

Study(10)

/ˈlɛt.ɪs/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

crisp, crunchy | limp | chopped, shredded | cos, Iceberg, etc.

QUANT

head

I bought two heads of lettuce at the market this morning.

VERB + LETTUCE

eat, have

For lunch, I usually eat some lettuce with grilled chicken and vinegar dressing.

wash

LETTUCE + NOUN

leaf

PHRASES

on a bed of lettuce

Definitions

noun

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.

The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.

I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.

United States paper currency; dollars.

To steady himself he counts the money left in his wallet. Seventy-three; today was payday. Fingering so much lettuce strengthens his nerves.

Twenty dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!

A strong yellow-green color, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).

Marijuana.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — informal terms for money

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.

Wiktionary

To steady himself he counts the money left in his wallet. Seventy-three; today was payday. Fingering so much lettuce strengthens his nerves.

Wiktionary

Twenty dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!

Wiktionary

More than iron, more than lead, more than gold I need electricity. I need it more than I need lamb or pork or lettuce or cucumber. I need it for my dreams.

Tatoeba · #758652

Is it OK to feed my dog lettuce?

Tatoeba · #898538

Tom ate my bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

Tatoeba · #1095826

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, lettuce is marked as slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

Your note

not saved

0 chars