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  • noun Plural form of cucumber.

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Examples

  • And even something as simple as, "I'm someone who likes to go fishing with my cousins in the summer," or, "I'm someone who grows cucumbers," is a better way to identify oneself than, "I'm the verbal punching bag for Mrs. X's third period."

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway 2008

  • When I ask it to give me vegan dairy-free recipes that contain cucumbers, I get five results.

    Bunches of Dairy-Free Recipes Steve Carper 2008

  • Apparently there is something in cucumbers that my body needed.

    Waldo Jaquith - Exercise slacker. 2008

  • For breakfast I had a 3 egg omelet made with onions and a sliced red peper (capsicum), with a glass of fresh orange juice. for lunch I cooked two little red potatoes, peeled, with a handful of fresh brocoli florets, aldente (spe?) or just until cooked. for dinner I will have a salmon patty, and ear of corn and some sliced tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden, and then later on I'll have a piece of home made apple pie (made by me) which i'll post the recipe for some day, with a spoonful of the most expensive vanilla bean ice cream I can find.

    Food for Thought 2006

  • Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, a European Union spokeswoman, said German authorities had identified cucumbers from the Spanish cities of Almeira and Malaga as possible sources of contamination and that a third suspect batch, originating either in the Netherlands or in Denmark and traded in Germany, is also under investigation.

    Europe Scrambles As E.coli Spreads 2011

  • A strand of E. coli initially found in Spanish cucumbers doesn't match the one causing the outbreak, health authorities in Hamburg, Germany, said Tuesday.

    Spain Is Fighting Back in E. coli Outbreak David Román 2011

  • European Union officials say Germany has identified cucumbers from the Spanish regions of Almeria and Malaga as possible sources of contamination.

    Severe E. coli outbreak in Europe kills 16, sickens 1,150 2011

  • A strand of E. coli initially found in Spanish cucumbers doesn't match the one causing the outbreak, health authorities in Hamburg, Germany, said Tuesday.

    Spain Is Fighting Back in E. coli Outbreak David Román 2011

  • For some reason, the idea of cucumbers as sexual symbols reminded us of the New York Times.

    Diary of a Mad Libs Professor 2008

  • Denise, I think dicing the cucumbers is a great idea.

    World's Best Tzatziki Sauce Recipe - Greek Yogurt and Cucumber Sauce Kalyn Denny 2007

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