mealnoun
uk/mɪəl/us/mɪəl/meal noun (FOOD)
A1 [ C ] an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion:
a hot meal
a three-course meal
a heavy (= large) meal
a light (= small) meal
I have my main meal at midday.
How about coming over for a meal sometime?
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- That was the worst meal I've ever eaten.
- Every so often I treat myself to a meal in an expensive restaurant.
- Do you fancy going out for a meal after work?
- You should always wash your hands before meals.
- If you eat three good meals a day, you're less likely to snack on biscuits and crisps.
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Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner
- dinner party
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- picnic
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- postprandial
- pot luck
- smorgasbord
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
- working lunch/breakfast
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meal noun (POWDER)
[ U ] a substance that has been crushed to make a rough powder, especially plant seeds crushed to make flour or for animal food:
bone meal
corn meal
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Flour & yeast
- all-purpose flour
- cassava
- cornflour
- cornmeal
- cornstarch
- flour
- floury
- gluten
- mielie meal
- oatmeal
- polenta
- self-raising flour
- self-rising flour
- semolina
- sourdough
- wheatmeal
- wholegrain
- wholemeal
- wholewheat
- yeast
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Idiom(s)
make a meal (out) of sth