cup of tea
bag
dish | an activity that you like or at which you are superior, chemistry is not my cup of tea, his bag now is learning to play golf, marriage was scarcely his dish |
| meat grinder | any action resulting in injury or destruction, the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation, allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder |
meatpacking
meat packing
meat-packing business | wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) |
alms dish
alms tray | a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation |
butcher shop
meat market | a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
| butter dish | a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table |
| chafing dish | a metal pan over a heater, used to cook or to keep things warm at the table |
cleaver
meat cleaver
chopper | a butcher's knife having a large square blade |
| dish | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food, we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present |
dish dish aerial
dish antenna
saucer | directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation |
| dish rack | a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them |
dishtowel
dish towel
tea towel | a towel for drying dishes |
dishwasher
dish washer
dishwashing machine | a machine for washing dishes |
| meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale |
| meat grinder | a mill for grinding meat |
| meat hook | a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung |
| meat house | a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored |
| meat safe | a safe for storing meat |
| meat thermometer | a thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source), used to measure how well done the meat is |
| Petri dish | a shallow dish used to culture bacteria |
| serving dish | a dish used for serving food |
smokehouse
meat house | a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish |
| soap dish | a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap |
solar dish
solar collector
solar furnace | a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun, can produce high temperatures |
hooks
meat hooks
maulers | large strong hand (as of a fighter), wait till I get my hooks on him |
| meat and potatoes | the fundamental part, successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration |
kernel
substance core
center
centre
essence
gist
heart heart and soul
inwardness marrow
meat
nub
pith
sum
nitty-gritty f a e a c | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, the gist of the prosecutor's argument, the heart and soul of the Republican Party, the nub of the story |
| dish | a particular item of prepared food, she prepared a special dish for dinner |
canned meat
tinned meat | meat preserved in a can or tin |
side dish
side order
entremets | a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course |
| stew meat | tough meat that needs stewing to be edible |
deep-dish pie
cobbler | a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit |
breast
white meat | meat carved from the breast of a fowl |
| meat | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food |
| dark meat | the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food |
| raw meat | uncooked meat |
| red meat | meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton) |
variety meat
organs | edible viscera of a butchered animal |
cut
cut of meat | a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass |
side
side of meat | a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food |
jerky
jerked meat
jerk | meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun |
| sausage meat | any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages |
lunch meat
luncheon meat | any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold |
| coconut coconut meat | the edible white meat of a coconut, often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries |
meat loaf
meatloaf | a baked loaf of ground meat |
| meat pie | pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough |
meat packer
packer | a wholesaler in the meat-packing business |
b smasher
stunner
knockout
beauty
ravisher sweetheart peach
lulu
looker
mantrap
dish a b | a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
| kernel meat | 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 |
dish
dishful | the quantity that a dish will hold, they served me a dish of rice |