meal 1 (m l)n. 1. The edible whole or coarsely ground grains of a cereal grass. 2. A granular substance produced by grinding. [Middle English mele, from Old English melu; see mel  - in Indo-European roots.] |
| meal 2 (ml) n. 1. The food served and eaten in one sitting. 2. A customary time or occasion of eating food. [Middle English mele, from Old English m  l; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
meal1
n
1. (Cookery)
a. any of the regular occasions, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc., when food is served and eaten
b. (in combination) mealtime Related adj prandial
2. (Cookery) the food served and eaten
make a meal of Informal to perform (a task) with unnecessarily great effort
[Old English mǣl measure, set time, meal; related to Old High German māl mealtime]
meal2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the edible part of a grain or pulse (excluding wheat) ground to a coarse powder, used chiefly as animal food
2. (Cookery) Scot oatmeal
3. (Cookery) Chiefly US maize flour
[Old English melu; compare Dutch meel, Old High German melo, Old Norse mjöl]
meal-less adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  meal - the food served and eaten at one timecourse - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" mess - a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body square meal - a substantial and nourishing meal; "he seldom got three square meals a day" potluck - whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all; "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"; "a potluck supper" refection - a light meal or repast breakfast - the first meal of the day (usually in the morning) brunch - combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning afternoon tea, teatime, tea - a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea" dinner - the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church" supper - a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime buffet - a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves picnic - any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion nosh-up - a large satisfying meal ploughman's lunch - a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad banquet, feast, spread - a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them |
| 2. | meal - any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times occasion - the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday" | |
| 3. | meal - coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food kibble - coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food) cornmeal, Indian meal - coarsely ground corn farina - fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings rolled oats, oatmeal - meal made from rolled or ground oats pea flour - meal made from dried peas pinole - meal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices |
meal
noun repast, board, spread (informal), snack, something to eat, banquet, dinner, feast, bite to eat (informal) It's rare that I have a meal with my children.
make a meal of something overdo, exaggerate, overstate, overplay, do to death (informal), belabour He always makes a meal of the simplest little thing.
Related words
adjective prandial
adjective prandial
Types of meal
afternoon tea, banquet, barbecue or (Austral.) barbie, beanfeast, breakfast, brunch, buffet, cream tea, dinner, elevenses, feast, fish fry (U.S.), high tea or tea, lunch or luncheon, picnic, smorgasbord, snack, supper, tapas, tiffin Translations
meal1 [miːl]
meal2 [miːl] N (= flour) → harina f
A. N → comida f
to go for a meal → ir a comer fuera
to have a (good) meal → comer(bien)
I don't eat between meals → no como entre horas
meals on wheels → servicio m de comidas a domicilio(para ancianos)
to make a meal of sth (= dramatize) → exagerar algo; (= make the most of) → sacar todo el jugo posible a algo; (= take time over) → tardar lo suyo en hacer algo
to go for a meal → ir a comer fuera
to have a (good) meal → comer(bien)
I don't eat between meals → no como entre horas
meals on wheels → servicio m de comidas a domicilio(para ancianos)
to make a meal of sth (= dramatize) → exagerar algo; (= make the most of) → sacar todo el jugo posible a algo; (= take time over) → tardar lo suyo en hacer algo
B. CPD meal ticket N (lit) → vale m de comida (fig) she's just looking for a meal ticket → sólo busca a alguien que la mantenga
meal2 [miːl] N (= flour) → harina f
meal [ˈmiːl] n
(breakfast, lunch, dinner) → repas m
to go out for a meal → aller manger au restaurant, sortir manger
to have a square meal → faire un bon repas
to make a meal of sth (British) (= take a long time over) → faire tout un plat de qch
to go out for a meal → aller manger au restaurant, sortir manger
to have a square meal → faire un bon repas
to make a meal of sth (British) (= take a long time over) → faire tout un plat de qch
(= flour) → farine f
meals on wheels npl (British) repas livrés à domicile aux personnes âgées ou handicapées
meal ticket n
meals on wheels npl (British) repas livrés à domicile aux personnes âgées ou handicapées
meal ticket n
(= voucher) → ticket-repas m
(fig) (providing financial support) (= thing) → gagne-pain m inv (= person) → vache f à lait
meal:
meal1
meal2
meal ticket
n
(US: lit) → Essensbon m → or -marke f
(fig) that letter of introduction was his meal for the next few months → dank des Empfehlungsschreibens konnte er sich die nächsten paar Monate über Wasser halten; a boyfriend is just a meal to a lot of girls → viele Mädchen haben nur einen Freund, um sich von ihm aushalten zu lassen
mealtime
meal1
meal2
n
→ Mahlzeit f; (= food) → Essen nt; come round for a meal → komm zum Essen (zu uns); to go for a meal → essen gehen; to have a (good) meal → (gut) essen; hot meals → warme Mahlzeiten pl, → warmes Essen; I haven’t had a meal for two days → ich habe seit zwei Tagen nichts Richtiges mehr gegessen; to make a meal of something (inf) → etw auf sehr umständliche Art machen; don’t make a meal of it (inf) → nun übertreibs mal nicht (inf)
(= set meal) → Menü nt
meal1 [miːl] n (flour) → farina
meal1 [miːl] n (flour) → farina
meal2 [miːl] n → pasto
to have a meal → mangiare
to have a good meal → mangiar bene
to go out for a meal → mangiare fuori
what a lovely meal → che pranzo delizioso (or cena deliziosa)
to make a meal of sth (fam) → fare di qc un affare di stato
meal2 [miːl] n → pasto
to have a meal → mangiare
to have a good meal → mangiar bene
to go out for a meal → mangiare fuori
what a lovely meal → che pranzo delizioso (or cena deliziosa)
to make a meal of sth (fam) → fare di qc un affare di stato
meal1 [miːl] n (flour) → farina
meal2 [miːl] n → pasto
to have a meal → mangiare
to have a good meal → mangiar bene
to go out for a meal → mangiare fuori
what a lovely meal → che pranzo delizioso (or cena deliziosa)
to make a meal of sth (fam) → fare di qc un affare di stato
meal2 [miːl] n → pasto
to have a meal → mangiare
to have a good meal → mangiar bene
to go out for a meal → mangiare fuori
what a lovely meal → che pranzo delizioso (or cena deliziosa)
to make a meal of sth (fam) → fare di qc un affare di stato
n meal [miːl]
the food taken at one time She eats three meals a day. maaltyd وَجْبَه ядене jídlo måltid die Mahlzeit γεύμα comida eine وعده غذایی ateria repas אֲרוּחָה भोजन, भोजन का समय obrok étel makanan málsverður pasto 食事 식사 valgymas ēdienreize; maltīte makanan maaltijd måltid posiłek refeição masă еда jedlo obrok obrok mål mat มื้อ yemek, öğün 膳食 прийняття їжі کھانا bữa ăn 膳食
meals on wheels
free meals delivered by car etc to the elderly and the sick. maaltydmotor وَجبات مَجّانيَّه من العَرَبَه للمُسِنّين разнасяна храна за бедни rozvoz potravin (pro staré a nemocné) madudbringning Essen auf Rädern εθελοντική κατ' οίκον προσφορά γευμάτων servicio de comidas a domicilio kojutoodav toit vanuritele/invaliididele نذری repas livrés à domicile aux personnes âgées ou handicapées סָיֶירֶת מָזון לִקשִׁישִׁים बुढ़े और बीमार लोगों को वाहनों से भोजन की आपूर्ति dostava obroka ebédszállítás makanan gratis untuk lansia, dsb. (pasti a domicilio per anziani e invalidi) （老人などへの）給食宅配サービス 가정 급식 서비스 išvežiojami pusryčiai/pietūs/vakarienė bezmaksas maltīšu piegāde makanan percuma dihantar dengan kereta tafeltje-dek-je gratis matombringing (til pensjonister) posiłki z dostawą do domu бесплатная еда donáška jedla dostava obrokov ma dom dostavna hrana gratis måltidsutkörning อาหารที่ไม่คิดเงินสำหรับคนชราและผู้ป่วย muhtaçlara dağıtılan yemek 上門送餐服務 доставляння гарячих обідів престарілим та інвалідам بوڑھوں اور اپاہجوں کو کھانا کھلانے کی خدمت bữa ăn miễn phí 上门送餐服务
make a meal of (something)
to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is He really made a meal of that job – it took him four hours! doen meer moeite as wat nodig is يُكَبِّر الأمور، يَسْتَغْرِق وقتا طويلا على عَمَل صَغير преигравам piplat se s trække i langdrag; gøre lovlig meget ud af unnötig Umstände machen τραβώ σε μάκρος pasarse con algo (midagi) asjatult keeruliseks tegema زیاده روی کردن paisutella faire tout un plat de (qqch.) לְהַאֲרִיך מִעֶבֶר לְמָה שֶנִדְרָש खाना, खा जाना, चट कर जाना napraviti više nego što je potrebno túl soká tart menganggap sulit, memakan banyak waktu gera (sér) mat úr e-u, eyða meiri tíma í e-ð en efni standa til esagerare 大げさにする 필요 이상의 시간(노력)을 들이다 pernelyg ilgai krapštytis su noņemties; pārspīlēt memakan banyak masa overdrijven gjøre et stort nummer av celebrować demorar усложнять piplať sa s zakomplicirati preuveličavati nešto göra stor sak av ngt ใช้เวลามากเกินไป işi uzatmak 小題大作 переборщувати; передати куті меду کسی چیز پر ضرورت سے زیادہ وقت لگانا phức tạp hóa vấn đề 小题大作
meal2
n meal [miːl]
the edible parts of grain ground to a coarse powder a sack of meal; oatmeal. meel دقيق الذُّرَه أو الطَّحين брашно mouka groft mel; havregryn das Mehl πλιγούρι harina jahu بلغور jauho farine קֶמָח अनाज का चूरा brašno (durva) liszt tepung mjöl, malað korn farina あら粉 (곡물의 체질하지 않은) 굵게 간 가루 rupūs miltai rupja maluma milti mil meel grovmalt mel mąka, mączka farinha făină мука грубого помола múka moka kaša [] mjöl ธัญพืชบด kepekli un (糧食的)粗粉 борошно грубого помелу پسا ہوا غلہ bột xay thô （粮食的）粗粉
adj mealy
like, or containing, meal. meelagtig شبيه بالجَريش брашнян moučný melet mehlig αλευρώδης harinoso jahune آردی jauhoinen farineux עָשוּי אוֹ דְמוּי קֶמָח चूर्णवत्, पिसा हुआ brašnast lisztszerű mengandung tepung mjölkenndur, mjölmikill farinoso, infarinato あら粉の 굵은 가루의 miltų, miltingas miltains bermil meelachtig melaktig mączysty, mączny farinhento făinos мучнистый, мучной múčny moknat kašast mjölig เป็นแป้ง unlu 粉狀的 борошняний, борошнистий آٹے کی طرح بھربھرا سفوف نما giống bột 粉状的
meal → وجبة pokrm måltid Essen γεύμα comida ateria repas obrok pasto 食事 식사 maal måltid posiłek refeição прием пищи måltid มื้ออาหาร öğün bữa ăn 一餐
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