| NOUN | food | lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner | a midday meal |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | consumption | lunch | take the midday meal |
| consumption | lunch | provide a midday meal for |
| Sounds | lah'nch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | brunch ... scrunch: 10 rhymes with ahnch... | |
| Meaning | A midday meal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner | |
| Narrower | business lunch | lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense |
| Broader | meal, repast | The food served and eaten at one time |
| Spanish | almuerzo, colación, comida, dejeuner, merienda, refrigerio, tiffin | |
| Catalan | dinada, dinar, tiffin | |
| Verbs | lunch | take the midday meal |
| lunch | provide a midday meal for | |
| Meaning | Take the midday meal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue lunch | |
| Example | "At what time are you lunching?" | |
| Broader | eat | Eat a meal |
| Spanish | almorzar, comer | |
| Catalan | dinar | |
| Nouns | lunch | a midday meal |
| luncher | someone who is eating lunch | |
| lunching | the act of eating / eating lunch | |
| Meaning | Provide a midday meal for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She lunched us well" | |
| Broader | feed, give | Give food to |
| Spanish | dar de comer | |
| Catalan | alimentar | |
| Nouns | lunch | a midday meal |
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