Background for meals

meals

/miːlz/

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noun

Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).

Examples :

"Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the noon meal, and dinner, or supper, is the evening meal."

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noun

Food served or eaten as a repast.

Examples :

"We eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. "

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noun

A time or an occasion.

Examples :

""The school provides healthy meals for students during lunchtime." "

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noun

The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.

Examples :

"The farmer mixed corn meals with water to feed the chickens. "

food agriculture animal material

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noun

A speck or spot.

Examples :

"The dust motes danced in the sunbeam, appearing as tiny meals of light. "

mark appearance

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noun

A part; a fragment; a portion.

Examples :

"The dog ate the leftover chicken in meals, pulling off small pieces at a time. "