nounπShareAny tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes."The bakery used vanilla extract to flavor the cupcakes. "plantfoodsubstancebiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe fruit or bean of the vanilla plant."The chef used vanilla beans to make the delicious custard for dessert. "fruitplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant."The baker used vanilla extract to flavor the cupcakes. "foodplantfruitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract."You can tell that the secret ingredient missing from New CokeTM was vanilla, because certain South American economies collapsed when it was introduced, and miraculously revived when the old formula was used again."foodsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals."The bakery used a vanilla flavoring, made from vanillin derived from petrochemicals, to make the cupcakes. "compoundsubstancechemistrymaterialfoodindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(sexuality) Someone who is not into fetishism; a normophile"My friend Sarah is a vanilla person; she doesn't have any unusual sexual preferences. "sexpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn unmodded version of a game"My brother played the new racing game, but I preferred the vanilla version. "gamecomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA yellowish-white colour, like that of vanilla ice cream."The walls of the classroom were painted a soft vanilla. "colorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of flavor, etc.) Of vanilla."My favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(retronym) Standard, plain, default, unmodified, basic."vanilla JavaScript"technologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(sexuality) Not kinky, not involving BDSM."My sister's dating life seems very vanilla; she's not interested in anything adventurous. "sexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePlain; conventional; unimaginative."The presentation was very vanilla; it lacked any interesting ideas or original approaches. "stylecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading