Potluck

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Whatever food happens to be available for a meal, especially when offered to a guest: Having arrived unannounced for supper, we had to take potluck.
  • n. A meal at which each guest brings food that is then shared by all. Also called potluck supper.
  • n. Whatever is available at a particular time: The scheduled flight was canceled and passengers had to take potluck on the other airlines.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever is available.
  • n. Whatever is available in a particular situation.
  • n. A meal consisting of whatever guests have brought, particularly from different parts of the world; a potlatch.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Whatever may chance to be in the pot, or may be provided for a meal.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. What may chance to be in the pot, in provision for a meal; hence, a meal at which no special preparation has been made for guests.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    repast    meal   
    Cross Reference
    to take pot-luck    brown bag   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    potlatch   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alfresco    three-course    sit-down    five-course    fresco   
     
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