meal - What does it mean?

Noun

(en-noun)

(senseid)Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time (e.g. breakfast = morning meal, lunch = noon meal, etc).

* {{quote-magazine|year=2013|month=July-August|author=(Henry Petroski)

|title= Geothermal Energy |volume=101|issue=4|magazine=(American Scientist) |passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.}}

Food served or eaten as a repast.

* {{quote-magazine|year=2012|month=March-April|author=Anna Lena Phillips|volume=100|issue=2|page=172

|magazine=(American Scientist) |title= Sneaky Silk Moths |passage=Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.}}

Noun

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The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour.

* {{quote-magazine|year=2013|month=July-August|author=(Henry Petroski)

|title= Geothermal Energy |volume=101|issue=4|magazine=(American Scientist) |passage=Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal .}}

Noun

(en-noun)

A speck or spot.

A part; a fragment; a portion.