breakfast [brek-fuhst]   Example Sentences
Main Entry:
breakfast  [brek-fuhst]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: first meal of the day
Synonyms: brunch, early meal, morning meal
Main Entry: eat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: consume food
Synonyms: absorb, attack, banquet, bite, bolt*, break bread, breakfast, chew, chow down, cram, devour, digest, dine, dispatch, dispose of, fall to, feast upon, feed, gobble up, gorge, gormandize, graze*, have a bite, have a meal, have for, ingest, inhale*, lunch, make pig of oneself, masticate, munch, nibble, nosh, partake of, peck at, pick, pig out, polish off, pork out, put away, ruminate, scarf, scoff, snack, sup, swallow, take food, take in, take nourishment, wolf
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: meal
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: food, often taken by several individuals
Synonyms: blue plate, board, breakfast, brunch, carryout, chow time, chow, collation, cookout, dessert, din-din, dinner, eats, fare, feast, feed, grub, lunch, luncheon, mess, munchies, picnic, potluck, refection, refreshment, regalement, repast, snack, special*, spread, square meal, supper, table, tea, together banquet
Antonyms: snack
* = informal/non-formal usage
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Example Sentences
  • Many dieters believe that eating a big breakfast will help prevent overeating at lunch and dinner.
  • In the morning, stewards deliver a continental breakfast.
  • She said, more forcefully this time, that she wants to go out to breakfast.
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