Sprig
noun
A small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a plant.
She tucked a sprig of holly into her hair for the Christmas party.
Often appears as...
- sprig of mint
- sprig of thyme
noun
A person who is quite young and inexperienced.
He's just a sprig, wet behind the ears, and knows nothing about the real world.
Often appears as...
- young sprig
- eager sprig
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a plant.
She tucked a sprig of holly into her hair for the Christmas party.
Often appears as...
- sprig of mint
- sprig of thyme
noun
A person who is quite young and inexperienced.
He's just a sprig, wet behind the ears, and knows nothing about the real world.
Often appears as...
- young sprig
- eager sprig
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
A 'sprig' often refers to herbs used to add flavor in cooking.
Add a sprig of basil to the sauce for extra aroma.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Element
'Sprig' can imply a decorative or aesthetic use, especially in festive contexts.
A sprig of lavender decorated each table setting.
Pro Tip 3/3Freshness Connotation
Using 'sprig' suggests freshness, as the piece is typically recently picked.
For the cocktail, use a fresh sprig of mint.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
A 'sprig' often refers to herbs used to add flavor in cooking.
Add a sprig of basil to the sauce for extra aroma.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Element
'Sprig' can imply a decorative or aesthetic use, especially in festive contexts.
A sprig of lavender decorated each table setting.
Pro Tip 3/3Freshness Connotation
Using 'sprig' suggests freshness, as the piece is typically recently picked.
For the cocktail, use a fresh sprig of mint.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Uses
A 'sprig' often refers to herbs used to add flavor in cooking.
Add a sprig of basil to the sauce for extra aroma.
Pro Tip 2/3Decorative Element
'Sprig' can imply a decorative or aesthetic use, especially in festive contexts.
A sprig of lavender decorated each table setting.
Pro Tip 3/3Freshness Connotation
Using 'sprig' suggests freshness, as the piece is typically recently picked.
For the cocktail, use a fresh sprig of mint.
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The danger of science...
is this absurd battle between proponents of genetically engineered food and the organic elite. It's an idiotic debate. It has to stop. It's a debate about words, about metaphors. It's ideology, it's not science. Every single thing we eat, every grain of rice, every sprig of parsley,
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This Is What It's Like...
the bus it was like someone you know cracked open the window and you know I had that little bit of hope that I was helping my mother to cook dinner because I couldn't stay away from the kitchen and I had a sprig of fresh rosemary the
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The myth of Loki and the...
After all, what god could fear a trifling weed? At this, Loki dashed outside to find a sprig of mistletoe. When he returned, the festivities had grown even rowdier. But not every god was enjoying the party.
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The danger of science...
is this absurd battle between proponents of genetically engineered food and the organic elite. It's an idiotic debate. It has to stop. It's a debate about words, about metaphors. It's ideology, it's not science. Every single thing we eat, every grain of rice, every sprig of parsley,
Video examples
This Is What It's Like...
the bus it was like someone you know cracked open the window and you know I had that little bit of hope that I was helping my mother to cook dinner because I couldn't stay away from the kitchen and I had a sprig of fresh rosemary the
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The myth of Loki and the...
After all, what god could fear a trifling weed? At this, Loki dashed outside to find a sprig of mistletoe. When he returned, the festivities had grown even rowdier. But not every god was enjoying the party.
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Quote examples
Tom Douglas
American Chef
My favorite way to cook trout is whole, bone-in, on the grill. The fish are stuffed with sliced lemons and herb sprigs, brushed with oil, and cooked over fairly hot coals until the skin is crisp and the flesh is moist and flaky. Go ahead and gild the lily by adding a sauce.
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John Thorn
American Historian
As the game enters its glorious final weeks, the chill of fall signals the reality of defeat for all but one team. The fields of play will turn brown and harden, the snow will fall, but in the heart of the fan sprouts a sprig of green.
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Nadia Giosia
Canadian Chef
You know, we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.
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Roisin Murphy
Irish Musician
I always try to lace my work with just a teensy-weensy bit of humour. It's rather like putting a sprig of feathery stuff in a flower arrangement: I believe humour is a great balancer.
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Tinsley Mortimer
American Celebrity
Because I am southern, I love serving mint juleps in silver cups with a sprig of mint as guests enter.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.
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Tom Douglas
American Chef
My favorite way to cook trout is whole, bone-in, on the grill. The fish are stuffed with sliced lemons and herb sprigs, brushed with oil, and cooked over fairly hot coals until the skin is crisp and the flesh is moist and flaky. Go ahead and gild the lily by adding a sauce.
Quote examples
John Thorn
American Historian
As the game enters its glorious final weeks, the chill of fall signals the reality of defeat for all but one team. The fields of play will turn brown and harden, the snow will fall, but in the heart of the fan sprouts a sprig of green.
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Nadia Giosia
Canadian Chef
You know, we don't have any decorative sprigs of rosemary; we're not placing little matchstick radishes onto an hors d'oeuvre... The food's gotta taste good. The concept's gotta taste good.
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Roisin Murphy
Irish Musician
I always try to lace my work with just a teensy-weensy bit of humour. It's rather like putting a sprig of feathery stuff in a flower arrangement: I believe humour is a great balancer.
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Tinsley Mortimer
American Celebrity
Because I am southern, I love serving mint juleps in silver cups with a sprig of mint as guests enter.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.
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