| Main Entry: | lunch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | midday meal |
Synonyms: |
high tea, luncheon, snack, tea |
| Main Entry: | lunch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | midday meal |
Synonyms: |
luncheon, refection, tiffin |
| Main Entry: | dine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat, often formally |
Synonyms: |
banquet, breakfast, consume, do lunch, eat out, fall to, feast, feed on, lunch, sup, supper |
Antonyms: |
abstain |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | snack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny meal |
Synonyms: |
bite, bite to eat, break, eats, goodies, grub, light meal, lunch, luncheon, midnight snack, morsel, munch, nibble, nosh, pickings, piece, refreshment, tea, tidbit |
Antonyms: |
meal |
| Main Entry: | spread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outlay of food, meal |
Synonyms: |
array, banquet, blowout, dinner, feast, lunch, regale, repast |