preserves
Definition
Noun (plural form of "preserve") 1. Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar: A sweet, thick preparation made by cooking fruit (or sometimes vegetables) with sugar, often until it reaches a gel-like consistency. It is used as a spread or condiment. * This is the primary meaning when used in the plural form "preserves."
Usage
The word "preserves" is used as a countable plural noun to refer to jars or types of this food product. * She made strawberry preserves from the fruit in her garden. * We ate toast with butter and apricot preserves. * The grocery store sells a variety of preserves, including marmalade and fig preserves.
Advanced Usage
- As a mass noun (less common): Sometimes used to refer to the substance in general.
- There's a lot of preserves left in the jar.
Variants and Related Words
- Preserve (verb): To maintain something in its original or existing state; to prepare food for long-term storage.
- They work to preserve the historic building.
- We preserved the peaches by canning them.
- Preserve (noun, singular): Can refer to an area of land for the protection of wildlife, or more generally, something reserved for a particular purpose. It is rarely used in the singular to mean the food item.
- a wildlife preserve
- He considered the library his private preserve.
- Jam: A similar product where the fruit is usually crushed or pureed.
- Jelly: A clear, firm preserve made from fruit juice.
- Marmalade: A preserve made from citrus fruit, containing pieces of peel.
Synonyms
- Conserve
- Jam
- Spread
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "To be in a preserve": This idiom is not related to the food meaning. It uses the "protected area" meaning of the singular noun "preserve."
- The animals are safe in the preserve.
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fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
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