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(n)
(countable) (archaic or literary) A meal.
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The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
Eating dinner as a social function.
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
(obsolete) Dinnertime.
(Midwestern US, Canadian Prairies, Atlantic Canada, South Africa) Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
A large celebratory meal; a feast.
(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
A tray for serving foods.
(slang, uncountable) Food, especially snacks.
An item of food eaten between meals.
(uncountable) Food given to (especially herbivorous) non-human animals.
(uncountable) The act or process of giving food.
(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
(countable, uncountable) The action of animals eating, mainly of grass in a field or on other grassland.
Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
The act of ingesting food.
Such grains, usually from durum wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes.
A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
A particular grade of wheat meal, commonly used as hot breakfast cereal in North America.
(colloquial) Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
Alternative spelling of bone meal. [Ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer, especially for bulbs.]
(uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.
The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
(UK, dated) A regulated diet.
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
A place to live or lodge.
A desire to eat food or consume drinks.
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
The act of spreading.
One who arrives.
(uncountable, slang) Food.
An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
A surname from German.
The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
The people; the community.
(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
(slang, US) A light meal or snack.
(usually countable, usually in the plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
Bringing together.
A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.
a stock or supply of foods
(v)
(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
Something that nourishes; food.
The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
The appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.
A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
The time when dinner takes place, as:
Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
(informal) A hamburger.
A beverage.
Alternative form of entrée. [(UK, Australia, New Zealand, historical in the US and Canada) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.]
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
(cricket) A short break in play to allow the players to have a drink, and for quick repairs to be made to equipment or the pitch.
A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.
(adj)
Cooked or prepared in a traditional manner as would be done at home.
(cooking) A person who prepares food.
The sound or action of making a loud noise or commotion.
Dishwashing
The time when supper takes place.
(N)
a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering various aspects of food science.
The time of day between afternoon and night.
a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
(countable, colloquial) An act of eating.