elevensesnoun [ plural ]
uk/ɪˈlev.ən.zɪz/us/əˈlev.ən.zɪz/UK informala drink and a small amount to eat between breakfast and lunch
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner
- dinner party
- dinner time
- English breakfast
- feast
- picnic
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- pot luck
- smorgasbord
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
- working lunch/breakfast
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Examples from literature
- In England and Ireland, people traditionally ate a snack between breakfast and lunch called elevenses.