meal

noun

ˈmēl How to pronounce meal (audio)
Definition of mealnext
as in menu
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time all she wants to do is sit quietly after the large Thanksgiving meal

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Recent Examples of meal Ahead of this school year, hundreds of employees from Heritage MileOne Autogroup will dedicate hours and fully fund the preparation of 8,000 meal bags, providing a month of weekend meals for students and their families in Baltimore City. — Fred Hassell, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 The culinary experience extends beyond the restaurants, from in-room dining to private meals by the shore, allowing the destination’s flavors to unfold at a slower, more personal pace. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026 In addition to being a partnership between Earle and Dunkin, the meal was also launched in collaboration with Netflix. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 There was a time when a hostess would cook a meal and invite friends for dinner at their home. — Judith Levy, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meal
  1. menu
  2. dinner
  3. lunch
  4. feed
  5. repast
  6. supper
Noun
  • The spokesperson said Waffle House doesn’t yet have a timeline for deciding if tacos land a spot on the permanent menu.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Executive chef Joan Bagur’s menu highlights the finest local ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of menu
Noun
  • Executive chef Brendan Mica highlights the best from local waters on seafood-centric lunch and dinner menus.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The best example of this over these two episodes is the ladies’ dinner at Glenapp Castle in Scotland.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dinner
Noun
  • The café is open for breakfast and lunch and offers take out dinners.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Starc and Green helped Australia erase the deficit in the half hour before lunch, with Green looking settled at the crease as the allrounder approached a possible third test century and first on home soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of lunch
Noun
  • His house is next to Pullman Innovations, a facility that creates ingredients used in animal feed.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That’s when Marsigliese’s Almond & Apricot Olive Oil Cake showed up in my feed.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of feed
Noun
  • Detroit police are investigating a gunfight that left two men injured Saturday evening at a repast on the city's east side.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • In a larger context, this quintessentially Bengali phrase has come to mean a repast of tea and snacks that encompasses a tradition deeply ingrained in the culture.
    — Madhushree Basu Roy, Saveur, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of repast
Noun
  • Multiple customers were hospitalized after a car drove through the front of a busy restaurant during the supper rush, Harrisburg police say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bloomfield oversees the resort’s culinary activities too, like a fireside supper for two and a special picnic basket to take on a scenic hike.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of supper

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