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meals

meal
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meel]
    • /mil/
    • /mɪəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meel]
    • /mil/

Definitions of meals word

  • noun meals a coarse, unsifted powder ground from the edible seeds of any grain: wheat meal; cornmeal. 1
  • noun meals any ground or powdery substance, as of nuts or seeds, resembling this. 1
  • noun meals Plural form of meal. 1
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Origin of meals

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English mǣl measure, fixed time, occasion, meal; cognate with German Mal time, Mahl meal, Old Norse māl, Gothic mēl time, hour

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Parts of speech for Meals

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Meals

meals popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for meals

noun meals

  • eatables — edible.
  • fare — the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
  • eats — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
  • edibles — fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
All 4 Synonyms of meals

Antonyms for meals

noun meals

  • antipasti — a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.
  • aperitifs — Plural form of aperitif.
  • appetizers — Plural form of appetizer.
  • luncheons — Plural form of luncheon.
All 4 Antonyms of meals

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  • dining room

    a room in which meals are eaten, as in a home or hotel, especially the room in which the major or more formal meals are eaten.

  • dining table

    a table, especially one seating several persons, where meals are served and eaten, especially the major or more formal meals.

  • meal ticket

    Carl Owen ("King Carl"; "The Meal Ticket") 1903–88, U.S. baseball pitcher.

  • meals on wheels

    a program, usually one supported or subsidized by a charitable, social, or government agency, for delivering hot meals regularly to elderly, disabled, or convalescing persons who are housebound and cannot cook for themselves.
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