| accompany |
When you accompany one thing with another thing, you add the second thing to make the first thing better or more complete. You might accompany your guitar playing with the beat of a drum to make your sound more complete. You might accompany your sandwich with a glass of juice to make your lunch better. [1/3 definitions] |
| already |
"Already" sometimes means "from an earlier time." If you already have a spoon, for example, then you don't need a spoon now. If you already know something, then you don't need to learn that thing or hear about it now. If the soup for lunch is already made, then there is no reason to make soup now. [1/3 definitions] |
| bagel |
A bagel is something that people often eat for breakfast, lunch, or as a snack. A bagel is a thick roll in the shape of a ring. It is not usually sweet, and it is chewy when you eat it. Bagels are sometimes covered with seeds, bits of onions, or salt. |
| before |
"Before" means earlier than. If you go out to the playground before lunch time, it means that you go to the playground earlier than lunch time. [1/4 definitions] |
| besides |
If, besides a sandwich, you had potato chips with your lunch, it means that you had more than a sandwich for lunch. You also had potato chips. [1/3 definitions] |
| better |
"Better" is a word we use when we compare how good two or more things are. If your lunch is good, but your friend's lunch is very, very good, we would say that your friend's lunch is better. In grammar, we call "better" the comparative form of the word "good." [1/6 definitions] |
| between |
If you eat lunch between twelve o'clock and one o'clock, it means that you have lunch sometime during that period of time. Maybe you eat lunch at twelve-thirty, for example. [1/3 definitions] |
| break |
When you stop what you are doing to do something else, you take a break. In school, you take a break from your class work to go outside or to eat your lunch. [1/9 definitions] |
| ³¦²¹´Ú� |
A ³¦²¹´Ú� is a kind of restaurant that serves simple meals. It is usually small, and it is a place where you can feel relaxed. Cafés are especially popular as places for breakfast and lunch. Some adults just like to sit in a cafe and drink coffee and eat a pastry. |
| consist |
If a test consists of twenty questions, it means that it is made up of twenty questions. If your lunch consists of a sandwich, then a sandwich is what your lunch is, and there is nothing else. |
| coworker |
Coworkers are people who work together, usually at a job. Coworkers often have lunch or breaks together and sometimes become friends. |
| croissant |
A croissant is a kind of roll that many people eat for breakfast or lunch. It is very light and has a lot of butter in it. It is shaped like the moon when we only see a small part of the moon in the sky. |
| either |
When there are two different things for lunch, and you can have either, it means that you have a choice of one or the other. You can't have both, though. [1/5 definitions] |
| especially |
If your lunch is especially good today, it means that your lunch is better than usual, even if your lunch is always quite good. If you are especially happy today, you are even happier than usual. Maybe it's your birthday! [1/3 definitions] |
| exchange |
If you give your lunch to your friend and your friend gives his lunch to you, then the two of you are exchanging lunches. If people exchange phone numbers, each person gives their phone number to the other, and each person receives the other person's phone number. [1/3 definitions] |
| forget |
When you forget your lunch at home, you go to school without bringing your lunch. When you forget something, you leave it somewhere because you were not thinking about it. [1/3 definitions] |
| leave out |
When you leave out something, you don't put it in. If you mom leaves out your sandwich from your lunch bag, it means she didn't put it in. Sometimes you leave something out because you just forgot to put it in, but sometimes you leave something out because you decide you don't want it. |
| lunch |
to eat lunch. [1/2 definitions] |
| luncheon |
a special meal served at lunch time. |
| macaroni and cheese |
a popular lunch or dinner dish made with noodles combined with a cheese sauce. The noodles are called macaroni, and they have the shape of short, curved tubes. Macaroni and cheese is served hot, either as an entree or a side dish. |
| meal1 |
A meal is a time for eating. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are meals. [1/2 definitions] |