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 |
diet dieting | the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) |
meatpacking meat packing meat-packing business | wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) |
butcher shop meat market | a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
cleaver meat cleaver chopper | a butcher's knife having a large square blade |
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 |
smokehouse meat house | a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish |
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 |
diet | the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) |
diet | a prescribed selection of foods |
allergy diet | a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to |
balanced diet | a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity |
bland diet ulcer diet | a diet of foods that are not irritating, he ate a bland diet because of his colitis |
clear liquid diet | a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin), cannot be used for more than one day postoperative |
diabetic diet | a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes |
fad diet | a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity |
gluten-free diet | diet prescribed to treat celiac disease, eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten |
high-protein diet | a diet high in plant and animal proteins, used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass |
high-vitamin diet vitamin-deficiency diet | a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies |
light diet | diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people, does not include fried or highly seasoned foods |
liquid diet | a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings), prescribed after certain kinds of surgery |
lowalorie diet | a diet that is low on calories |
low-fat diet | a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates, used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions |
low-sodium diet low-salt diet salt-free diet | a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride), often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders |
macrobiotic diet | a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains |
reducing diet obesity diet | a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) |
soft diet pap spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
canned meat tinned meat | meat preserved in a can or tin |
stew meat | tough meat that needs stewing to be edible |
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 |