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Meaning of "square meal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SQUARE MEAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUARE MEAL

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Square meal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUARE MEAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Square Meal

Square Meal is a restaurant review and booking website, with reviews of 5,000 London and UK restaurants and bars. The logo of London & UK Restaurant and Venue Guide Square Meal The site publishes a yearly restaurant and bar guide and runs the BMW Restaurant of the Year Awards. Winners have included The Five Fields in 2013, Dabbous in 2012 and Pollen Street Social in 2011. Square Meal provides à la carte restaurant bookings in the UK, with users making reservations by telephone, email and online booking. The website lists over 11,000 bookable restaurants online, in addition to restaurant news, reviews and articles. Diners can review and give restaurants a star rating whilst bloggers can link their blog reviews of restaurants. The site also runs a premium points-based Reward scheme with members receiving points when they book online. Their Concierge service, launched in 2012, allows bookers to find restaurants or venues for private dining. Square Meal’s holding company, Monomax Ltd, is the publisher of printed versions of the Square Meal Restaurants & Bars Guide and Venues & Events Guide.

Definition of square meal in the English dictionary

The definition of square meal in the dictionary is a substantial meal consisting of enough food to satisfy.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUARE MEAL

square away
square bracket
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square leg
square matrix
square measure
Square Mile
square number
square of opposition
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square peg
square piano
square root
square sail
square shooter
square shooting
square the circle
square tin

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUARE MEAL

bar meal
barium meal
bone meal
buffet meal
corn meal
cornmeal
cottonseed meal
evening meal
fishmeal
Indian meal
matzo meal
meal
mealie meal
mielie meal
oatmeal
piecemeal
ready meal
school meal
takeaway meal
wholemeal

Synonyms and antonyms of square meal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «square meal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SQUARE MEAL

Find out the translation of square meal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of square meal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «square meal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

方形餐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comida decente
570 millions of speakers

English

square meal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्ग भोजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وجبة مربع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Square Meal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

refeição completa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বর্গ খাবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bon repas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makan persegi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

square Meal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まともな食事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광장 식사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak meal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bữa ăn vuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சதுர உணவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चौरस जेवण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doyurucu yemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mangiata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plac posiłek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Square Meal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masă pătrat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλατεία γεύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vierkante -ete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvadrat måltid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

firkantet måltid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of square meal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUARE MEAL»

The term «square meal» is regularly used and occupies the 63.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUARE MEAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «square meal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «square meal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about square meal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUARE MEAL»

Discover the use of square meal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to square meal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Idioms
A square meal: sufficient food She was finding it difficult to have a square meal . Back to square one: back to the beginning without any progress We were back to square one when we reached the wrong destination. A square peg in a round ...
David Copper, 2005
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Activities for Individual Learning Through Shape and Colour: ...
Resources for the Early Years Practitioner Wendy Bowkett. PART 1 SHAPE Section 4 Square A square meal There are a number of sayings that refer to geometric shapes, e.g. the 'family circle', an 'eternal triangle' and 'back to square one'.
Wendy Bowkett, 2010
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Food in the USA: A Reader
"But it so happened that Professor Wogglebug (who had invented so much that he had acquired the habit) carelessly invented a Square-Meal Tablet, which was no bigger than your little finger-nail but contained, in condensed form, the equal ...
Carole Counihan, 2002
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Breverton's Nautical Curiosities
When weather conditions were poor, sailors were constantly working, eating food from their pockets, being “luckyto geta square meal.” These wooden platters were oftennot filled,as foodran short, but thosewho had been working especially ...
Terry Breverton, 2013
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Large 15 Books in 1 L Frank Baums Origin
The Professor was so proud of these Square-Meal Tablets that he began to feed them to the students at his college, instead of other food, but the boys and girls objected because they wanted food that they could enjoy the taste of. It was no fun ...
L. Frank Baum, 2006
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The Magic of Oz: a faithful record of the remarkable ...
A young citizen of Oz who learns an important magic word falls prey to the wickedness of the Nomes
Lyman Frank Baum, 1919
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The Big Book of Oz: Volume 2 - The Little Wizard Series
But it so happened that Professor Wogglebug (who had invented so much that he had acquired the habit) carelessly invented a Square-Meal Tablet, which was no bigger than your little finger-nail but contained, in condensed form, the equal of ...
L. Frank Baum, 2007
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Port Out, Starboard Home: The Fascinating Stories We Tell ...
Square meal This common term for a satisfying and filling repast leads many amateur etymologizers towards origins based on a literal reading of the words: • Sailors used to eat off wooden boards; these were square in shape and were usually ...
Michael Quinion, 2005
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Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native
I don't know why but I just can't get my ass in gear! Getting a square meal In earlier times dinner plates in Great Britain were often square pieces of wood with the center carved out to create a bowl to hold the various ingredients. People who ...
Boye Lafayette De Mente, 2007
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The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook, Updated and ...
Simplifying the Pyramid— The Kid-Friendly Square Meal Whether or not certain foods must be avoided, there is still the need to know how to eat healthy foods easily. The previous and current food pyramids include grains and milk products as ...
Pamela Compart, Dana Laake, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUARE MEAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term square meal is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Square Meal Venues & Events Show
This is where The Square Meal Venues & Events Show 2015 comes in. Featuring over 200 venues and event suppliers, 30 tasting sessions and 20 expert ... «The Handbook, Jul 15»
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Restaurant Mark Greenaway Named Number 13 in the UK by …
Each summer Square Meal reveals their list of the top 100 restaurants in the UK. A combination of readers, bloggers and Square Meal's own reviewers cast their ... «Scotland Food and Drink, Jul 15»
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A square meal in Castle Square for Swansea's vulnerable
A free barbecue was hosted in Swansea's Castle Square last weekend, the first in a ... two years ago, providing food to those in need over the Christmas period. «South Wales Evening Post, Jun 15»
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Forget three square meals a day - eating SIX times a day is best
It has long been drilled into the minds of dieters - eat three square meals a day to avoid ... They found increased meal frequency results in a healthier body ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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In Search of the American Square Meal
The old-fashioned American square meal isn't dead (yet), but it's certainly harder to come by, especially if you're hoping to spend less than $15. But there are ... «TheStranger.com, Apr 15»
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High points and low during one square meal
Although he has closed his iconic Longridge eaterie, the spirit of Paul Heathcote lingers in Preston with Heathcotes Brasserie, described as a “medley of ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Mar 15»
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Green Square Meals serves up fundraiser feast
CEDAR RAPIDS — Green Square Meals looked to bolster its budget with a St. Patrick's Day themed dinner, Saturday evening. The non-profit on 2nd Ave ... «KCRG, Mar 15»
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Huh? Mother Jones Explains Why Eating 3 Square Meals A Day Is …
According to an essay by Mother Jones Senior Editor Kiera Butler, eating three meals a day is “anti-science, racist, and might actually be making you sick.”. «IJ Review, Mar 15»
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Odisha to offer a square meal @ Rs 5 to urban poor
Odisha to offer a square meal @ Rs 5 to urban poor ... As per the scheme, the government would provide Rs five a meal to urban poor in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, ... «Odisha Sun Times, Mar 15»
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Bradford on Avon pies are a really square meal
Alex Joll said: “I wanted my pies to be square, partly because of the phrase 'square meal' but really because I wanted my pies to be instantly recognisable, ... «Wiltshire Times, Feb 15»

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