Words that Food Expressed (6)

Mace:
(a) a spice made from dry outer husk of nutmeg
(b) chemical spray originally used in riot control (c) heavy metal weapon with a spiked head (d) to attack with mace spray (e) a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office (f) (Billiards) a light stick with a flat head, formerly used at times instead of a cue (g) mace so's face – to do something drastic to someone  

Meat:
(a) flesh of animals (not fish) for eating
(b) valuable matter, ideas, etc. 

Milk:
(a) white liquid produced by animal or human females to feed their young
(b) white liquid produced by certain plants (c) take milk from (a cow, etc.) (d) get money, knowledge of secret, etc. from (someone or something) by clever or dishonest means (e) get poison from (a snake)
Mince-meat:
(a) mixture of dried fruit used as a filling for pastry
(b) make mince-meat of – defeat or destroy (a person, belief, etc.) completely
Mint:
(a) plant with leaves that smell fresh, used in food
(b) place where coins are made (c) make (a coin) (d) (of a coin, stamp, etc.) unused and in perfect condition (e) make a mint – earn a lot of money
Mousse:
(a) sweet dish made from cream and eggs
(b) foam used in hair to hold a style
Mushroom:
(a) type of fungus that is often eaten
(b) grow and develop fast (c) a mushroom cloud – a large cloud of dust which rises into the sky after a nuclear explosion
Mutton:
(a) meat from a sheep
(b) mutton dressed as lamb – trying to look younger than really is

Nut:
(a) fruit with a hard shell and a softer dry seed inside which is eaten
(b) small piece of metal with a hole through it for screwing into a bolt (c) crazy person (d) a hard / tough nut to crack – a difficult question, person, etc., to deal with

Offal:
(a) inside organs of an animal used as food
(b) refuse; rubbish; garbage
Olive:
(a) small fruit of the olive tree, grown in Mediterranean countries and eaten raw or made into olive oil for cooking
(b) dull pale green colour

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Words that Food Expressed (5)

Ham:
(a) salted meat from the upper part of a pig's leg
(b) actor whose performance is unnatural (c) non-professional radio operator (d) perform like a ham
Hamburger:
(a) flat round cake of small bits of meat, eaten in a bun
(b) ground beef
Honey:
(a) sweet substance that bees make
(b) dearly loved person
Hot dog:
(a) red smoked sausage in a long bun
(b) person too confident of his abilities

Ice:
(a) frozen water
(b) cover with frosting (c) diamonds (d) make cold with ice (e) skating on thin ice – taking risks (f) keep something on ice – take no immediate action about something

Jam:
(a) fruit boiled in sugar for spreading on bread
(b) crush or press tightly (c) get stuck (d) block (e) in a jam – in a difficult situation
Jelly:
(a) fruit juice boiled with sugar to spread on bread
(b) any material between a liquid and a solid state

Kernel:
(a) centre of a nut, seed, etc.
(b) important part of a subject

Lamb:
(a) meat of a young sheep
(b) young sheep (c) give birth to lambs (d) harmless gentle person
Lard:
(a) pig's fat used in cooking
(b) put lard on (c) use lots of noticeable phrases in one's speech or writing
Lean:
(a) meat containing little or no fat
(b) thin (c) lacking in richness, fullness, quantity, etc. (d) (of paint) having more pigment than oil (e) the lean part of anything (f) to incline or bend (g) to rest against or on something for support (h) to depend or rely (i) inclination (j) lean on – to punish (k) lean over back ward – to exert oneself to the utmost (l) lean and hungry look – looks dangerously dissatisfied (m) lean and mean – capable and ready for hard, efficient work
Lemon:
(a) sour fruit with a hard yellow skin
(b) light bright yellow (c) something unsatisfactory or worthless especially a car
Lime:
(a) sour green fruit like a lemon
(b) white substance used in making cement
Loaf:
(a) single mass of baked bread
(b) food prepared in a solid piece (c) waste time
Loin:
(a) (piece of) meat from the lower part of an animal
(b) genitalia (c) gird (up) one's loins – to prepare oneself for something requiring readiness,strength or endurance

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Words that Food Expressed (4)

Fat:
(a) a solidified animal or vegetable oil used in cooking
(b) material under the skins of animals and human beings which helps keep them warm (c) obesity; corpulence (d) the best or richest part of anything (e) an over abundance or excess (f) action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities (g) especially profitable or advantages work (h) dull; stupid (i) wealthy; prosperous (j) to make or become fat (k) a fat chance – a very slight chance; small probability (l) a fat lot – little or not at all (m) the fat is in the fire – the decision whether good or bad has been made (n) chew the fat – to converse at length in a relaxed manner (o) thick or tightly packed
Food:
(a) something that people and animals eat
(b) food for thought – something to think about carefully (c) worm-food – a corpse (d) squirrel-food – a nut; a loony person
Fritter:
(a) piece of cooked batter with fruit, meat, etc., inside
(b) fritter away – waste (money)
Fruit cake:
(a) cake containing small dried fruits, nuts, etc.
(b) a crazy, silly person (c) as nutty as a fruit cake – completely crazy
Fudge:
(a) creamy brown candy made of sugar, milk, butter, etc.
(b) put together roughly or dishonestly (c) avoid taking firm action (on)

Ginger:
(a) plant whose root taste hot and is used in cooking
(b) orange-brown colour
Grain:
(a) single seed of rice, wheat, etc.
(b) crops from food plants like these (c) small hard piece (d) the smallest unit of weight in most systems (e) the smallest possible amount of anything (f) natural arrangement of threads or fibres in wood, cloth, etc. (g) the side of leather from which the hair has been removed (h) the lamination or cleavage of stone, coal, etc. (i) a state if crystallization (j) temper or natural character (k) be / go against the grain – in opposition to one's temper, inclination, or character (l) a granular texture or appearance (m) with a grain of salt – with reserve or allowance
Gram:
(a) any of several plants such as the chickpea bearing seeds used as a food
(b) a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram (c) grandmother
Grill:
(a) a dish of grilled meat, fish, etc.
(b) a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc. over a fire (c) to broil on a gridiron (d) to subject to severe and persistent cross-examination or questioning (e) to torment with heat (f) to mark with a series of parallel bars

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Words that Food Expressed (3)

Date:
(a) small tropical fruit with a long pit
(b) day, month or year of an event (c) arrangement to meet (d) person of the opposite sex whom one arranges to meet socially (e) guess the date of (f) write the date on (g) become old fashioned (h) make a social date with (i) out of date – old fashioned; no longer valid (j) to date – up till now (k) up to date – modern (l) date from / date back to – have lasted since
Dip:
(a) thick creamy mixture eat by scooping it up with raw vegetables of biscuits
(b) put into a liquid for a moment (c) drop slightly (d) quick swim (e) downward slope (f) (liquid for) dipping animals (g) dip into – use up (money); read (a book) for a short time
Dish:
(a) cooked food of one kind
(b) large plate (c) talk with friends (d) dish out – serve out to several people (e) dish it out – punish or express disapproval of someone else, especially thoughtlessly or unjustly (f) dish up – put (a meal) onto dishes
Dressing:
(a) a sauce for food especially for salad
(b) a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables (c) a medical covering for a wound (d) putting clothes on (e) a covering to improve an object's appearance (stone, wood etc.) (f) to clean (fish or fowl) for cooking or sale (g) the application of a profile onto a grinding wheel (h) to apply medication, bandages or other therapeutic material to a wound (i) to arrange and groom (the hair) (j) manure, compost or other fertilizers (k) processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather (l) making fertile as by applying manure or fertilizer
Drum stick:
(a) the meaty leg of lower joint of cooked chicken, duck, turkey, or other fowl 

(b) a stick for beating a drum

Egg:
(a) (the contents of) an egg when used as food
(b) round object with a shell, containing a baby bird, snake, etc. (c) female cell producing young (d) have egg on one's face – seem foolish (e) egg on – encourage someone, especially to do wrong

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