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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meal |
| Synonyms: | banquet, chow, eats, fare, feast, feed, food, grub, mess, refection, refreshment, snack, spread, victuals |
| Main Entry: | dinner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evening meal |
| Synonyms: | banquet, blowout, chow, collation, din-din, eats, feast, feedbag, fete, main meal, major munch, potluck, principal meal, refection, regale, repast, ribs, spread*, supper, table d'hôte |
| Notes: | dinner is the main meal of the day and supper is the last meal of the day and lighter than dinner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | banquet and celebration |
| Synonyms: | barbecue, big feed, blow*, blowout, carnival, carousal, clambake, dinner, entertainment, fest, festival, festivity, fete, fiesta, gala, jollification, merrymaking, picnic, potlatch, refreshment, regale, repast, spread, treat, wassail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Locals flock to them, often making a hearty late-morning repast their only meal of the day, prior to dinner.
- The organism produces a toxin that makes plants the last repast of common insect pests.
- The standard repast is a little bowl of caviar with toast points, a bit of chopped egg, the usual.
| 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
| Main Entry: | spread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outlay of food, meal |
| Synonyms: | array, banquet, blowout, dinner, feast, lunch, regale, repast |
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