Definition of Porridge

1. Noun. Soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick.

Generic synonyms: Dish
Terms within: Oatmeal, Rolled Oats
Specialized synonyms: Hasty Pudding, Gruel, Burgoo, Oatmeal

Definition of Porridge

1. n. A food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous substance, or the meal of it, in water or in milk, making of broth or thin pudding; as, barley porridge, milk porridge, bean porridge, etc.

Definition of Porridge

1. Noun. A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley. ¹

2. Noun. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk and/or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast. ¹

3. Noun. (British slang) A prison sentence ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Porridge

1. a soft food [n -S] : PORRIDGY [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porridge

porpoise oil
porpoised
porpoises
porpoising
porpus
porpuses
porraceous
porrect
porrected
porrecting
porrection
porrections
porrects
porret
porrets
porridge (current term)
porridgelike
porridges
porridgey
porridgy
porrigo
porrigos
porringer
porringers
port
port-o-john
port-o-johns
port-o-potty
port-wine stain

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