Gruel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thin watery porridge.
  • n. Chiefly British Severe punishment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A thin, watery porridge.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fluid or semi-liquid food, usually for infants or invalids, made by boiling meal or any farinaceous substance in water.
  • n. Hence Any pasty mess.
  • To exhaust; use up; disable.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    porridge   
    Cross Reference
    to get   
    Hyponym
    loblolly    congee    skilly    jook   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    porridge   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Jewell    Sewell   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    porridge    oatmeal    mush    broth    cereal    bran    buttermilk    soup    pudding    custard