meat
/mˈit/
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Definitions
Noun
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
Noun
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"
Noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
Synonyms
center
centre
core
essence
gist
heart
heart and soul
inwardness
kernel
marrow
nitty-gritty
nub
pith
substance
sum
More General Terms
More Specific Terms
bare bones
beef
bird
boeuf
carbonado
cold cuts
cut
cut of meat
dark meat
escargot
fowl
game
haecceity
halal
horseflesh
horsemeat
hypostasis
jerk
jerked meat
jerky
lamb
mouton
mutton
organs
pemican
pemmican
porc
pork
quiddity
quintessence
raw meat
red meat
sausage
sausage meat
snail
stew meat
stuff
variety meat
veal
veau