gherkin

• AT THE KEYBOARD -- They stab at a keyboard like a plastic toothpick at a gherkin. —  The Toque
• When you finally have everything you need (remember to keep 1 egg, 1 dough, 1 curd, 1 butter, and 1 gherkin), sell all the animals, turn off the well, and just leave the cats and dogs on the farm until you get the Playing Slowly trophy —  Gamezebo: Casual Game Reviews, Previews, Cheats, Tips, Forums, Free Games, and More
• But it's the sex ones that I am interested in mostly, not because of my mammoth gherkin, but because the messages paint a strange picture of marketers 'expectations of their potential clients' conception of sex. —  Planet Atheism
• Critics had branded the proposed building a "gherkin", after the famous structure of the same name in London, though it would have shared no resemblance.
• Foster's studio, Foster and Partners, is responsible for some of the world's most iconic new buildings, including the Swiss Re headquarters in London (affectionately known as the "gherkin"), the new German Reichstag in Berlin, the Great Court for the British Museum, HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong and London, Commerzbank Headquarters in Frankfurt and the Bilbao metro system. —  The St. Petersburg Times

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