meal
1
[ meel ]
/ mil /
noun
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
one of these regular occasions or times for eating food.
Origin of meal
1
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
OTHER WORDS FROM meal
meal·less, adjectiveWords nearby meal
meadowsweet,
meads,
meadville,
meager,
meagre,
meal,
meal moth,
meal ticket,
mealie,
mealie meal,
mealie pap
Definition for meals (2 of 2)
meal
2
[ meel ]
/ mil /
noun
a coarse, unsifted powder ground from the edible seeds of any grain: wheat meal; cornmeal.
any ground or powdery substance, as of nuts or seeds, resembling this.
Origin of meal
2
before 900; Middle English
mele, Old English
melu; cognate with German
Mehl, Dutch
meel, Old Norse
mjǫl; akin to Gothic
malan, Latin
molere to grind. See
mill1
OTHER WORDS FROM meal
meal·less, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for meals
British Dictionary definitions for meals (1 of 2)
meal
1
/ (miːl) /
noun
- any of the regular occasions, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc, when food is served and eaten
- (in combination)mealtime Related adjective: prandial
the food served and eaten
make a meal of informal
to perform (a task) with unnecessarily great effort
Word Origin for meal
Old English
mǣl measure, set time, meal; related to Old High German
māl mealtime
British Dictionary definitions for meals (2 of 2)
meal
2
/ (miːl) /
noun
the edible part of a grain or pulse (excluding wheat) ground to a coarse powder, used chiefly as animal food
Scot
oatmeal
mainly US
maize flour
Derived forms of meal
meal-less, adjectiveWord Origin for meal
Old English
melu; compare Dutch
meel, Old High German
melo, Old Norse
mjöl
Idioms and Phrases with meals
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