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Definition of Meal
1. Noun. The food served and eaten at one time.
Terms within: Course, Dish, Helping, Portion, Serving, Entremets, Side Dish, Side Order, Sandwich
Specialized synonyms: Mess, Square Meal, Potluck, Refection, Breakfast, Brunch, Dejeuner, Lunch, Luncheon, Tiffin, Afternoon Tea, Tea, Teatime, Dinner, Supper, Buffet, Picnic, Bite, Collation, Snack, Nosh-up, Ploughman's Lunch, Banquet, Feast, Spread
Generic synonyms: Aliment, Alimentation, Nourishment, Nutriment, Nutrition, Sustenance, Victuals
2. Noun. Any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times.
3. Noun. Coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse.
Specialized synonyms: Kibble, Cornmeal, Indian Meal, Farina, Matzah Meal, Matzo Meal, Matzoh Meal, Oatmeal, Rolled Oats, Pea Flour, Pinole
Derivative terms: Mealy
Definition of Meal
1. n. A part; a fragment; a portion.
2. n. The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.
3. n. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
4. v. t. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal.
Definition of Meal
1. Noun. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time (e.g. breakfast = morning meal, lunch = noon meal, etc). ¹
2. Noun. The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour. ¹
3. Noun. (context: UK dialectal) A speck or spot. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To defile or taint. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Meal
1. the food served and eaten in one sitting [n -S]
Medical Definition of Meal
1. 1. Grain (especially. Maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. If coarse. 2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated. Meal beetle, the larva of a beetle (Tenebrio molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc, and is very injurious to flour and meal. Origin: OE. Mele, AS. Melu, melo; akin to D. Meel, G. Mehl, OHG. Melo, Icel. Mjol, SW. Mjol, Dan. Meel, also to D. Malen to grind, G. Mahlen, OHG, OS, & Goth. Malan, Icel. Mala, W. Malu, L. Molere, Gr. Mill, and E. Mill. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal, Immolate, Molar. The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the ac or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal. "What strange fish Hath made his meal on thee ?" (Shak) Origin: OE. Mel; akin to E. Meal a part, and to D. Maal time, meal, G. Mal time, mahl meal, Icel. Mal measure, time, meal, Goth. Ml time, and to E. Measure. See Measure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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