apertura sinus frontalis (medicine) and meal (oh)

apertura sinus frontalis (medicine)

apertura sinus frontalis -->
frontal sinus aperture

One of a pair of openings in the floor of the frontal sinuses in the nasal part of the frontal bone, through which the frontal sinuses communicate with the ethmoidal infundibulum via the frontonasal duct.

Synonym: apertura sinus frontalis.

meal (oh)

[Sense: 1,3; Origin: Old English mAl 'time, meal']
[Sense: 2; Origin: Old English melu]
[C] an occasion when you eat Food, for example breakfast or dinner, or the Food that you eat on that occasion
::After the movie we went for a meal in a Chinese restaurant.
::Why don't you ask him out for a meal ?
::He was always taking her out for meals in fancy restaurants.
::We must have a meal together some time.
::Mavis ate her meal in silence.
::My mom was helping me prepare the meal .
::The price includes accommodation, breakfast, and evening meals .
::Dinner is the main meal of the day for most people.
::a five-course meal in an expensive French restaurant
::All I need is a bath, a decent meal , and a good long sleep.
::The soldiers were looking forward to a hot meal .
::The cinnamon roll has as many calories as a full meal .
::You need to have three square meals a day.
[U] grain that has been crushed into a powder, for making flour or animal Food
-see also bonemeal
make a meal (out) of sth
BrE informal to spend too much time or effort doing something
::He made a real meal out of parking the car.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
go (out) for a meal
ask somebody out for a meal
take somebody (out) for a meal
have/eat a meal
cook/prepare/make a meal
enjoy your meal! (=I hope you like your Food)
evening/midday meal
the main meal of the day
a three/five-course meal
a decent/proper meal
a hot meal
a full meal (=a complete meal)
a square meal (=a meal with enough good Food to keep you healthy)
HINT sense 1
Do not say 'take a meal'. Say have a meal.
WORD FOCUS: meal
meals at different times of day: breakfast, brunch, lunch, tea (BrE), dinner, supper
a meal outside: picnic, barbecue also barbie (informal), cookout (AmE)
when you quickly eat a little Food : snack, a bite to eat
a very big meal for a lot of people: banquet, feast
parts of a meal: starter (BrE), appetizer (AmE) (=the first course)
main course/entree (especially AmE), side dish (=eaten with the main course)
dessert also pudding sweet (BrE) (=sweet Food eaten at the end of the meal)

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