Synonyms for sesame
ˈsɛs ə misesame

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1. sesamenoun

   A tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil

   Synonyms:
   sesame seed

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1. sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicumnoun

   East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

   Synonyms:
   benny, benne, benni

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1. • Herb

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1. sesamenoun

   Synonyms:
   benne, oil-plant

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1. List of paraphrases for "sesame":

   syrup

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1. Caroll Spinney:

   Big Bird brought me so many places, opened my mind and nurtured my soul, and I plan to be an ambassador for Sesame Workshop for many years to come. After all, Eric Jacobson're a family ! But now Sesame Workshop for many years's time for two performers that I have worked with and respected -- and actually hand-picked for the guardianship of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch -- to take my alter-egos into their hands and continue to give them life.

2. Caroll Spinney:

   Before I came to Sesame Street, I didn't feel like what I was doing was very important. Big Bird helped me find my purpose, even as I step down from my roles, I feel I will always be Big Bird. And even Oscar, once in a while ! They have given me great joy, led me to my true calling -- and my wonderful wife ! -- and created a lifetime of memories that I will cherish forever.

3. Writer Erin Khar:

   It's a testament to the enduring appeal of the characters, it's one of the rare instances of being able to dip into my own childhood nostalgia while my son makes memories of his own with the beloved crew on Sesame Street.

4. Linda Ronstadt:

   That's mind-boggling, sesame Street.

5. Elizabeth Cady Stanton:

   Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe--the open sesame to every soul.