meat
The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
Noun 4 meanings
The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
“A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.”
A food designed to replicate its taste and texture (such as plant-based meat).
A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
“The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.”
Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
“The apple looked fine on the outside, but the meat was not very firm.”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mete (“food”), from Old English mete (“food”), from Proto-West Germanic *mati (“food”), from Proto-Germanic *matiz (“food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to be wet; grease, fat”).
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MEAT at a glance
MEAT has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + A 1 + T 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,300 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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