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gravy

noun · verb

Simple meaning

Sauce used for pasta.

Pronunciation

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ˈɡɹeɪvi

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Definition

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noun

  1. uncountablechiefly italian-american

    Sauce used for pasta.

  2. countableuncountable

    A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.

  3. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.

  4. A sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

  5. uncountableindiasingapore

    Curry sauce.

  6. uncountableinformal

    Unearned gain; extra benefit.

verb

  1. To make gravy.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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Dark / thick

gravy boatpan gravybrown gravy

Sudden

rich gravygood gravy

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gravy traincream gravymake gravy

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • gravernounPerson or profession · specialist

    A tool used by an engraver.

  • gravitynounDerived noun

    The force of attraction between all masses in the universe.

  • gravelyadverbDerived adverb

    In a grave and sober manner.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • gravy boatnounCompound term

    A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.

  • gravy holdernounCompound term

    A dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce.

  • gravy trainnounCompound term

    Income obtained with a minimum of effort.

  • pan gravynounCompound term

    The seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats.

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