[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

meal \meal\, n. oe. mele, as. melu, melo; akin to d. meel, g.
   mehl, ohg. melo, icel. mj"ol, sw. mj"ol, dan. meel, also
   to d. malen to grind, g. mahlen, ohg., os.,  goth. malan,
   icel. mala, w. malu, l. molere, gr. my`lh mill, and e. mill.
   root108. cf. mill, mold soil, mole an animal,
   immolate, molar.
   1913 webster
   1. grain esp. maize, rye, or oats that is coarsely ground
      and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
      pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
      1913 webster

   2. any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
      not granulated.
      1913 webster

   meal beetle zool., the adult of the meal worm. see meal
      worm, below.

   meal moth zool., a lepidopterous insect asopia
      farinalis, the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour,
      etc.

   meal worm zool., the larva of a beetle tenebrio
      molitor which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
      is very injurious to flour and meal.
      1913 webster
see also:
mill mold mole immolate molar meal beetle 
meal worm meal moth asopia farinalis meal worm tenebrio molitor 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

meal \meal\ m=el, n. oe. mele, as. m=ael part, portion,
   portion of time; akin to e. meal a repast. cf. piecemeal.
   a part; a fragment; a portion. obs.
   1913 webster
see also:
piecemeal 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

meal \meal\, n. oe. mel; akin to e. meal a part, and to d. maal
   time, meal, g. mal time, mahl meal, icel. m=al measure,
   time, meal, goth. m=el time, and to e. measure. see
   measure.
   the portion of food taken at a particular time for the
   satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one
   time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act
   or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a
   good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.
   1913 webster

         what strange fish
         hath made his meal on thee?              --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
measure 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

meal \meal\, v. t.
   1. to sprinkle with, or as with, meal. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to pulverize; as, mealed powder.
      1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

meal
     n 1: the food served and eaten at one time syn: repast
     2: any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or
        habit at more or less fixed times
     3: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various
        cereal grasses or pulse
see also:
repast 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

101 moby thesaurus words for "meal":
   c ration, k ration, air pollution, allotment, allowance, attritus,
   barley, bird seed, board, bran, breakfast, carry too far, cat food,
   chicken feed, chop, chow, collation, commons, consume, corn,
   cosmic dust, crumb, crumble, devour, dinner, dog food, dust,
   dust ball, eat, eatage, efflorescence, emergency rations, ensilage,
   entertainment, fallout, fare, farina, feast, feed, feed on,
   field rations, filings, flour, fodder, food, forage, go overboard,
   go to extremes, go too far, grain, grits, groats, grub, hay,
   ingest, kittens, lint, lunch, luncheon, mash, meals, meat, mess,
   nourishment, oats, overdo, overplay, partake of, pasturage,
   pasture, pet food, powder, provender, pussies, raspings, rations,
   refection, refreshment, regalement, repas, repast, sawdust,
   scratch, scratch feed, short commons, silage, slops, smut, snack,
   soot, spread, straw, supper, swill, table, take, tea, treat,
   tucker, victuals, wheat

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Meal Worm, definition of term: Meal Worm
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