All meal synonyms
meal
M m noun meal
- food β any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
- fare β the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- snack β a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- picnic β PEBCAK
- dessert β Dessert is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal.
- feast β any rich or abundant meal: The steak dinner was a feast.
- refreshment β something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- dinner β the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- tea β the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- table β an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- special β of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- luncheon β lunch, especially a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion: the alumni luncheon.
- lunch β a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- supper β the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- breakfast β Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning.
- brunch β Brunch is a meal that is eaten in the late morning. It is a combination of breakfast and lunch.
- feed β to give a fee to.
- repast β a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating: to eat a light repast.
- grub β the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- mess β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- eats β to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- spread β to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- board β A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
- chow β Food can be referred to as chow.
- collation β the act or process of collating
- cookout β A cookout is the same as a barbecue.
- refection β refreshment, especially with food or drink.
- potluck β food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
- buffet β A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table.
- carryout β designating or of prepared food sold as by a restaurant to be eaten away from the premises
- mealtime β the usual time for a meal.
- lunchtime β a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- dinnertime β the period set aside for eating dinner.
- suppertime β the time at which supper is served, usually between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m.
- teatime β the time at which tea is served or taken, usually in the late afternoon.
- banquet β A banquet is a grand formal dinner.
- square meal β a nourishing or filling meal: You'll feel better after you've had a square meal.
- blue plate β a plate, often decorated with a blue willow pattern, divided by ridges into sections for holding apart several kinds of food.
- din-din β dinner.
- munchies β crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
verb meal
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- hoover β to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- consume β If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- chow down β If you chow down on something, you eat a large amount of it quickly and with enthusiasm.
- swilling β liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
- snacking β a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- live on β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- pasturing β Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ΛpΓ¦s tΚΙrΛlΓ¦nd, ΛpΙs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.