meat

nouns

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

meat

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

"food and drink"

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

"black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

kernel, meat

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum

is derived from