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appetizer

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A food or drink served usually before a meal to stimulate the appetite.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That which excites or whets the appetite, as a walk; anything that gives a relish for food.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Something which creates or whets an appetite.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun usually plural A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

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synonyms (3)

Words with the same meaning

  1. entrée
  2. hors d'oeuvre
  3. starter

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. course

hyponyms (5)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. antipasto
  2. canapé
  3. cocktail
  4. crudites
  5. hors d'oeuvre

same context (8)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. absinthe
  2. bbq
  3. filets
  4. fillip
  5. high-calorie
  6. lick-spittle
  7. omelette
  8. refection

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