MEAT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the gist of the prosecutor’’s argument
    • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
    • the nub of the story
    Hypernyms(s) meat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
    Hypernyms(s) meat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
    Hypernyms(s) meat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower