Skip to content

meat

/mˈit/noun1 syllable

Meat means: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.

Synonyms for meat15

noun, as in the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

noun, as in the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

kernel

What does meat mean?3

noun

1

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

2

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”

3

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with meat?35

Show 40 near rhymes
behewemesheseethesehereneedthreebetweeneachfeelteamkeeppleasefreerealweekmeanseenbelieveleastmeansneedsleavepolicedealfieldseemsdeheartvweekseastreceivedgreenleaguekeychief

All 35 rhymes for meat, grouped by syllable

Meat in a sentence

  • If you want to keep meat for long, freeze it.unknown
  • To my surprise, they ate the meat raw.Swift
  • I bought eggs, meat, vegetables, and what not.unknown
  • I like meat, but eggs do not agree with me.CM
  • Put the meat in the refrigerator, or it will rot.unknown
  • They lived on corn, potatoes, and the meat of animals.Luornu
  • In summer, meat goes bad easily; you must keep it in the refrigerator.Luornu
  • In due course, eating meat will be considered as horrible as eating human flesh.speedwell

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of meat

as a noun

plural
meats