Water-gruel
1Water gruel — Wa ter gru el A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned. [1913 Webster] …
2water gruel — noun Etymology: Middle English water grewel, from water + grewel gruel more at gruel : a thin gruel made chiefly with water * * * water gruel noun 1. Gruel made with water 2. Anything insipid • • • Main Entry: ↑water …
3water-gruel — …
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5Gruel — is a type of preparation consisting of some type of cereal, wheat or rye flour, and also rice, boiled in water or milk. It is similar to porridge, but is more often drunk than eaten. Historically, gruel has often been an important part of the… …
6Gruel — Gru el, n. [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. gr[ u]tze, As. gr[=u]t. See {Grout}.] A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge. [1913 Webster] …
7gruel — ► NOUN ▪ a thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water. ORIGIN Old French …
8gruel — [gro͞o′əl] n. [ME < OFr, coarse meal < ML * grutellum, dim. of grutum, meal, mash < Gmc * grut, hulled dried grain, akin to GROATS] 1. thin, easily digested porridge made by cooking meal in water or milk 2. [Old Brit. Informal]… …
9gruel — [[t]gru͟ːəl[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gruel is a food made by boiling oats with water or milk …
10gruel — Synonyms and related words: albumen, batter, bonnyclabber, breakfast food, butter, cambric tea, cereal, clabber, cobweb, cornflakes, cornstarch, cream, curd, dishwater, dough, dry cereal, egg white, farina, frumenty, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair,… …
