meal

noun

(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).

(countable) Food served or eaten as a repast.

The ground-up edible part of various grains, used as a basis of food or feed; either flour or a coarser blend than flour (usage varies).

Any of various similarly granular materials prepared from other sources, such as bones or wood.

Any of various other granular or powdery materials, either ground by humans or occurring in nature, named figuratively after a resemblance to grain meal.

(uncountable, informal) A break taken by a police officer in order to eat.

A part; a fragment; a portion.

(countable, obsolete) A time or an occasion.

(UK dialectal) A speck or spot.

verb

(transitive) To defile or taint.

(intransitive, obsolete) To yield or be plentiful in meal.

Synonyms for meal

repastn dinnern suppern lunchn foodn snackn eatv breakfastn luncheonn victualsn feastn

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