Meaning

(chiefly BDSM) A common safeword..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly BDSM) A common safeword.
2. A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
3. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
4. (uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
5. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
6. A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
7. A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh (also called pineapple yellow).
8. (obsolete or dialectal) A pinecone; the cone of the fir.

Example Sentences

Spread lightly buttered white bread thinly with cream cheese; sprinkle with pineapple and press together, then cut the sandwiches in thin, slender strips.

Word Forms

• pine-apple
• pineapples

Synonyms for pineapple

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When Should You Use Pineapple?

Use pineapple when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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