| NOUN | animal | beef, beef cattle | cattle that are reared for their meat |
|---|---|---|---|
| food | beef, boeuf | meat from an adult domestic bovine | |
| communication | beef, gripe, kick, bitch, squawk | informal terms for objecting | |
| VERB | communication | beef, gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, squawk, bellyache, holler | complain |
| Sounds | biy'f | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | belief ... thief: 21 rhymes with iyf... | |
| Meaning | cattle that are reared for their meat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | beef cattle | |
| Narrower | Aberdeen Angus, Angus, black Angus | black hornless breed from Scotland |
| Charolais | large white or cream-colored breed from France | |
| Durham, shorthorn | English breed of short-horned cattle | |
| Galloway | Breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland | |
| Hereford, whiteface | hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States | |
| Santa Gertrudis | Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle | |
| cattalo, beefalo | hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo | |
| longhorn, Texas longhorn | long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States | |
| Broader | cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age |
| Spanish | carne | |
| Meaning | meat from an adult domestic bovine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | boeuf | |
| Part of | cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age |
| Parts | beef loin | cut of meat from a loin of beef |
| cut of beef | cut of meat from beef cattle | |
| Narrower | bully beef, corned beef, corn beef | beef cured or pickled in brine |
| ground beef, hamburger | beef that has been ground | |
| pastrami | Highly seasoned cut of smoked beef | |
| Broader | meat | The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food |
| Spanish | boeuf, buey, carne de buey, vacuno | |
| Catalan | boeuf, bou, carn de bou, vedella | |
| Meaning | informal terms for objecting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | gripe, kick, bitch, squawk | |
| Broader | objection | The speech act of objecting |
| Verbs | beef | complain |
| Meaning | complain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, squawk, bellyache, holler | |
| Broader | complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch | Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
| Spanish | aferrar, atrapar, chillar, disputar, dolor de barriga, gimotear, graznar, gritar, lamentarse, quejarse, quejar, renegar, vocear | |
| Catalan | aferrar, atrapar, baladrejar, cridar, queixar-se, xisclar | |
| Nouns | beef | informal terms for objecting |
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