Basic Details
Word: Spinach
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A green leafy vegetable that is rich in nutrients and is often eaten cooked or in salads.
Synonyms: Greens, leaf vegetable
Antonyms: N/A
Idioms and Phrases
- Go green with spinach: To embrace healthy eating, particularly by including more vegetables in your diet. Example: "Since she started exercising, she's really decided to go green with spinach and eat healthier."
- Spinach for strength: Used to describe a food believed to give you energy or strength, often associated with being strong like Popeye. Example: "He said he would eat spinach for strength before the big race."
Usage Examples
Example 1: My favourite dish is pasta with sautéed spinach and garlic, which is both delicious and nutritious.
Example 2: In the salad, we added fresh spinach, cherry tomatoes, and a zesty dressing.
Example 3: Popeye the Sailor Man is famous for eating spinach to gain super strength and fight his enemies.
Fun Fact
Did you know that spinach is packed with iron and other essential vitamins? It was initially thought to be extremely high in iron due to a decimal point error in the 19th century!
Famous Quote
"Eat your spinach, it's good for you!" - A famous saying from Popeye the Sailor Man.
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. What does "spinach" mean?
a) A type of fruit
b) A green leafy vegetable
c) A kind of fruit juice
d) A type of grain
Answer: b) A green leafy vegetable
2. Which of these is a synonym of "spinach"?
a) Lettuce
b) Greens
c) Carrot
d) Potato
Answer: b) Greens
3. Which sentence uses "spinach" correctly?
a) I drink spinach every morning.
b) The spinach grew large in the garden.
c) Spinach is a type of meat.
d) Spinach is always blue.
Answer: b) The spinach grew large in the garden.
4. Which idiom means the same as "spinach"?
a) Go green with spinach
b) As strong as an ox
c) The apple of my eye
d) Out of the frying pan
Answer: a) Go green with spinach
5. What is the opposite of "spinach"?
a) N/A
b) Candy
c) Chocolate
d) Cookies
Answer: a) N/A
