Skip to main content

Meat

/miːt/

Meat is a noun with 2 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
    “A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.”
  2. A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
    “The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms flesh crux gist
Antonyms drink

Origin

From Old English mete.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

A word like “Meat” rarely sticks from a single glance at a definition. WordMaster turns vocabulary into a game you play in context so it stays with you. Read the meaning above, then guess it in the tile, anagram, or hangman format — and every word you meet is logged for review.

More 4-letter words starting with M

More 4-letter words