meal : Idioms & Phrases

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blood meal

  • noun the dried and powdered blood of animals
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Fish meal

  • noun ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock
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  • fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in soups, etc.
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Haver meal

  • oatmeal.
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Indian meal

  • noun coarsely ground corn
    cornmeal.
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  • ground corn or maize. U.S.
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Linseed meal

  • linseed cake reduced to powder.
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matzah meal

  • noun meal made from ground matzos
    matzo meal; matzah meal.
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matzo meal

  • noun meal made from ground matzos
    matzo meal; matzah meal.
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matzoh meal

  • noun meal made from ground matzos
    matzo meal; matzah meal.
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Meal beetle

  • (Zoöl.), the adult of the meal worm. See Meal worm, below.
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Meal moth

  • (Zoöl.), a lepidopterous insect (Asopia farinalis), the larvæ of which feed upon meal, flour, etc.
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meal plan

  • noun a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel
    hotel plan.
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meal ticket

  • noun a source of income or livelihood
  • noun coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal
    luncheon voucher.
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Meal worm

  • (Zoöl.), the larva of a beetle (Tenebrio molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal.
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meal-mouthed

Meal"-mouthed` adjective
Definitions
  1. See Mealy-mouthed.
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Mountain meal

  • (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite, occurring as an efflorescence.
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oil meal

  • noun ground oil cake
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Rock meal

  • (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence.
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soybean meal

  • noun meal made from soybeans
    soy flour; soybean flour.
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square meal

  • noun a substantial and nourishing meal
    • he seldom got three square meals a day
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whole meal bread

  • noun bread made with whole wheat flour
    brown bread; dark bread; whole wheat bread.
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whole meal flour

  • noun flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)
    graham flour; graham; whole wheat flour.
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Witch meal

  • (Bot.), vegetable sulphur. See under Vegetable.
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