meatˈily adverb

meatˈiness noun

meatˈless adjective

1. Without food (archaic)
2. Not containing meat

meatˈy adjective (meatˈier; meatˈiest)

1. Full of meat
2. Full of useful content or substance
3. Fleshy, brawny
4. Flesh-like in taste or smell
5. Pithy

meatˈ-axe or (N American) meatˈ-ax noun

A cleaver

meatˈball noun

1. A ball of minced meat
2. A dull-witted person (N American slang)

meatˈ-eater noun

1. A person who eats meat
2. A carnivore

meatˈ-fly noun

1. A blowfly
2. A flesh-fly

meatˈ-free adjective

(of food) containing no animal products

meatˈhead noun (US sl)

A stupid person

meat jelly noun

Jelly formed from the solidified juices of cooked meat

meat loaf noun

A loaf-shaped mass of chopped or minced meat, cooked and usually eaten cold

meatˈ-man noun

A seller of butcher's meat

meat market noun

1. A place where meat is bought and sold
2. A cattle market (qv)

meatˈ-offering noun

A Jewish sacrificial offering of fine flour or first-fruits with oil and frankincense

meat packer noun (US).

meat packing noun (US)

The slaughter and processing of animals, esp cattle, for sale as meat

meat paste noun

A spread made of ground meat

meat pie noun

A pie containing meat, esp a small one for individual consumption

meat plate noun

A large, esp oval, plate on which meat is served

meat rack noun (slang)

A place where young male homosexual prostitutes gather

meat safe noun

A ventilated cupboard for storing meat

meatˈ-salesman noun

A person who sells meat, esp to retail butchers

meatˈscreen noun

A metal screen behind roasting meat, to throw back the fire's heat upon it

meatˈspace noun (comput sl)

The physical world, as opposed to cyberspace

meat-teaˈ noun

A high tea at which meat is eaten

meatˈ-tub noun

A pickling-tub

meat wagon noun (slang, esp US)

1. A police van for transporting prisoners
2. An ambulance
3. A hearse

easy meat see under easy

meat and drink (figurative)

A source of sustenance, invigoration or pleasure

meat and potatoes (N Am sl)

The basic or essential parts of anything