MEALS

"MEALS" is a plural of: meal.

Date "MEALS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Bible

Dream Interpretation

Literature

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Synonym: MEALS

Gratitude

Thanks, praise, benediction; paean; Te Deum; (worship); grace, grace before meat, grace after meat, grace before meals, grace after meals; thank offering.

Crosswords: MEALS

Three meals a day and all the smelly sneakers you can eat. (Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco; writing credit: Chris Hauty)

Billions of people walking around like Happy Meals with legs (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

You're eating hot meals for a change and I did it. (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon)

Immorality may be fun, but it isn't fun enough to take the place of one hundred percent virtue and three square meals a day. (Design for Living; writing credit: Noel Coward; Ben Hecht)

To live I must have heat. Frozen meals are bad for me, especially chocolate (Santa Claus; writing credit: René Cardona; Adolfo Torres Portillo)

And mothers hands are serving meals (Too Bad; performing artist: Nickelback)

30 Minute Meals (2002)

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References

• The 2000 Import and Export Market for Meat and Fish Flours and Meals Not Fit for Human Consumption in South Korea (reference)

• The World Market for Flours and Meals of Oil Seeds or Oleaginous Fruits Excluding Mustard Flour: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

• The 2000 Import and Export Market for Meat and Fish Flours and Meals Not Fit for Human Consumption in Hong Kong (reference)

• The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Italian Ambient Ready Meals (reference)

• The 2001 Report on Ambient Wet Meals & Snacks: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

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Books

• The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet : A Month of Meals Made Easy (reference)

• A Man, a Can, a Plan: 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make (reference)

• The Gas Grill Gourmet: Great Grilled Food for Everyday Meals & Fantastic Feasts (reference)

• Express Lane Diabetic Cooking : Hassle-Free Meals Using Ingredients from the Deli, Salad Bar, and Freezer Sections of Your Grocery S (reference)

• 30-Minute Meals (reference)

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Periodicals

• Oilseeds Oils & Meals Analysis (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Wheels on Meals (reference)

• Mouthwatering Meatless Meals (reference)

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Music

• Happy Meals 3: Songs to Run Away From (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Food Service workers at the Montgomery County Food and Nutrition Service Center, MD., prepare meals for local schools. Credit: USDA.

Eating, even in class - meals and snacks have to be taken at regular intervals. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by T. Farkas..

Chinamen confined within the Chinese quarter, cooking their meals. Credit: Library of Congress.

Santa Anita reception center, Arcadia, Calif., Apr. 1942--Evacuees of Japanese ancestry passing into the dining hall for lunch where more than 2,000 meals are served in less than an hour--These evacuees will be transferred later to War relocation centers. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to give the children milk; leafy, green or yellow vegetables; raw fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C; cereals and bread, lean meat, poultry, fish and other vital foods which build and r. Credit: Library of Congress.

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration training center, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Meals are served in the cafeteria where the school is located and are secured by the students on regular Army mess trays. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The nature and the simplicity of gentlemen and ladies, with their servants and furniture, I think is best observed by meals within doors

The meals were coarse, and the diet of even the children strict

We meet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese that we are.

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Health

Eat frequent small meals. (references)

Drink fewer liquids with meals. (references)

Drink cool liquids between meals. (references)

Business

Establishments where the serving of beverages, light meals and snacks is the primary activity are classified as cafes and taverns. (references)

Suppliers interested in this segment should also note that government is increasingly contracting out the preparation of meals served in institutions. (references)

Many travel agents offer package tours to these destinations, at around $800 per person for a 2-week stay, with hotel and meals, which is very attractive to vacationers. (references)

Children

Estonia

The Government provides free medical care for children and subsidizes school meals. (references)

Croatia

Education is free and mandatory through grade 8 (generally age 14). Schools provide free meals for children. (references)

Indonesia

Official and unofficial fees for public education, including payments for registration, books, meals, transport, and uniforms have become prohibitively high for many families. (references)

Civil Liberties

Senegal

On January 31, police forcibly dispersed a student demonstration at the University after students began protesting university conditions, such as the cost of meals and the number of government scholarships. (references)

Economic History

Turkey

Also, more meals are based on prepared foods. (references)

Taiwan

Fringe benefits often include meals, transportation and dormitory housing. (references)

Human Rights

Guyana

Meals are normally unavailable; friends and relatives must bring detainees food and water. (references)

Dominican Republic

The former Director of Prisons reported that his office had a budget of $0.50 (8 pesos) per inmate to provide three meals per day. (references)

Ukraine

The Ombudsman also maintained that detainees who were unable to pay a deposit for meals went hungry and that this qualifies as another form of torture. (references)

Political Economy

JAMAICA

There are frequently additional allowances (e.g. for transportation, meals, clothing, etc.). Unemployment compensation or "redundancy pay" is included in the negotiation of specific wage and benefit packages. (references)

INDONESIA

Labor law and ministerial regulations provide workers with a variety of other benefits, such as social security, and workers in more modern facilities often receive health benefits, free meals, and transportation. (references)

Trade

Venezuela

The FY 2000 program provides for coverage of up to USD 450 million for U.S. exports to the Andean Region (including Venezuela) of wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, oil meals, and other products. (references)

Travel

Nigeria

Some hotels require a deposit to cover meals as well. (references)

Mexico

Mexicans are accustomed to smoke and drink freely at business meals. (references)

Bangladesh

Visitors may also be invited to share meals as guests of their Bangladeshi hosts. (references)

Women

Kyrgyz Republic

It provides 10 days of emergency shelter, clothing, and meals for battered women as well as employment counseling and legal services. (references)

Worker Rights

Pakistan

Children in the centers receive free schooling, uniforms, books, and meals. (references)

Mexico

In addition, employers frequently subsidize the cost of meals, transportation, and day care for children, and pay bonuses for punctuality and productivity. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "MEALS": after meals ♦ grace after meals ♦ light meals and drinks ♦ meals on wheels ♦ Pain following meals ♦ take one's meals. Additional references.

Beginning with "MEALS": meals-inclusive, meals-on-wheels, meals-ticket.

Ending with "MEALS": between-meals, ready-meals, school-meals.

Chinese 

膳 , 饭食. (various references)

Danish

mellem måltiderne (between meals, int.cib.), madservering ved siddepladsen (meals service at seat), vælling (gruel, mess, mush), spisepauser (breaks for meals), skolebespisning (school meals service), servering af maaltider i kupeerne (meals service at seat), restaurationsbetjening ved siddepladsen (meals service at seat), let måltid og drikkevarer (light meals and drinks, refreshments, snacks and drinks), inter cibos (between meals, int.cib.), grød (gruel, mess, mush), forfriskninger (light meals and drinks, refreshments, snacks and drinks), færdigretter af kød (prepared meat meals), blendet kost (pap, pap meals), blød kost (pap, pap meals). (various references)

Dutch

maaltijden. (various references)

Finnish

syödä (eat, feed, have one's meals, take), ruokailla (be at table, eat, have one's meals), kouluruokailu (school meals service). (various references)

French

repas (meal). (various references)

German

Mahlzeiten (repasts). (various references)

Greek 

σερβίρισμα του επιβάτη στη θέση του (meals service at seat), σάντουιτς και αναψυκτικά (light meals and drinks, refreshments, snacks and drinks), μαγειρευμένα φαγητά με βάση το κρέας (prepared meat meals), παροχή γεύματος στη θέση του επιβάτη (meals service at seat), υπηρεσία παροχής γεύματος στις θέσεις εν ώρα πορείας (meals service at seat), χυλός (gruel, mush, pap, pap meals), ελαφρύ γεύμα και αναψυκτικά (light meals and drinks, refreshments, snacks and drinks), διαλείμματα για γεύματα (breaks for meals). (various references)

Irish

mbéilí. (various references)

Italian

pasti. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

賄い (board, boarding, catering, cook), 飯 (food). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

まかない (board, boarding, catering, cook), めし (call, food, summons). (various references)

Korean 

식사 (Dining, meal, snack). (various references)

Manx

oltaghey bee (benediction, benediction at meals). (various references)

Pig Latin

ealsmay.(various references)

Portuguese

refeições. (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

refeições, comidas. (various references)

Russian 

обеспечивать питание (provide meals). (various references)

Spanish

las comidas, comidas (feeding). (various references)

Swedish

måltider. (various references)

Thai

อาหาร (board, diet, eatable, eating, edible, fare, feed, feeder, food, grub, meal, munch, nosh, nosh-up). (various references)

Ukrainian

столик для закусок (meals on wheels). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "MEALS": bonemeals, cornmeals, fishmeals, oatmeals. (additional references)

Misspellings

"MEALS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eals, imeal, mael, Mahals, malalas, malas, Meagles, Meala, meale, meas, meazle, Meehl, Mefalle, megakles, megal, megali, Mehal, Mehale, meil, Meils, Meisl, mela, Melao, melas, mells, Mels, Melsa, melsh, melz, meqal, meubles, Mheall, Mihalis, Muelas, neals, yeals, zeals. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: almes, lames, males.

-1 letter: ales, alme, alms, elms, lame, lams, lase, leas, maes, male, meal, mels, mesa, sale, same, seal, seam, slam.

-2 letters: ale, als, elm, els, ems, lam, las, lea, mae, mas, mel, sae, sal, sea, sel.

-3 letters: ae, al, am, as, el, em, es, la, ma, me.

+1 letter: almehs, ambles, amoles, blames, camels, damsel, emails, flames, fleams, gleams, lameds, lamest, lemans, lemmas, macles, mailes, maples, measle, measly, medals, mensal, mescal, mesial, metals, realms, samiel, samlet, sample, ulemas.

+2 letters: aimless, almners, almsmen, almuces, almudes, amblers, amplest, ampules, amulets, amylase, amylose, armless, armlets, becalms, bedlams, beldams, blamers, calmest, camlets, damosel, damsels, embalms, empales, enamels, females, flambes, flamens, flamers, gambles, hamlets, impales, lambers, lambies, lamedhs, laments, lampers, lamster, lensman, mackles, macules, maglevs, mailers, malaise, malates, malices, malines, mallees, mallets, malleus, malmsey, maltase, malteds, maltose, mangels, mangles, manless, mantels, mantles, marbles, marcels, marvels, matless, maulers, mealies, measled, measles, medials, medlars, medusal, melisma, menials, mesally, mescals, mezcals, milages, misdeal, mislead, morales, muletas, palmers, psalmed, rambles, realism, remails, samiels, samlets, sampled, sampler, samples, seismal, seminal, serumal, shamble, slammed, slammer, smaller, stammel, tamales, tramels, wadmels, wambles.