meatball
meatball
Definition
meat·ball (-bôl′)
noun
- a small ball of ground meat, seasoned and cooked, often with sauce, gravy, etc.
- Slang a stupid, awkward, or boring person
meatball
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- plate: Place the cooked meatballs on warm plates and pour the sauce next to them on the plate.
Adjective modifier
- spicy: The group has also just launched into the prepared meals market with spicy meatballs in tomato and chili sauce, and lamb pasanda.
- Swedish: Look out for good deals like the organic Swedish meatballs from Safeway.
- Moroccan: I had the moroccan meatballs ( a CHL ) followed by scallops.
- Spanish: Spanish meatballs Serves 4 as main course or 8 as part of a tapas menu.
- succulent: The succulent meatballs, packed with pork and beef mince were cooked to perfection and served with a rich tomato sugo and crusty bread.
- grilled: It consists of grilled meatballs served with raw onions in flat bread.
Converse of object
- cook: Place the dhal sauce aside whilst you go on to cook the meatballs.
- eat: Traditional dishes include Kofta - meatballs often eaten with a fruit sauce.
- add: When the oil is heated add the meatballs to the frying pan and cook until they are browned.
- serve: It consists of grilled meatballs served with raw onions in flat bread.
- like: I liked them so much I got fifths at lunch because I was the only one at my table who like meatballs.
- leave: In all fairness there were still two meatballs left in the sandwich.
Noun used with modifier
- lamb: She creates her own specialty menu with such delights as Persian lamb meatball, bulgar wheat pilaff and Middle Eastern salad and flat bread.
Preposition: in
- sauce: Tilly veal meatballs in spicy tomato sauce with spaghetti.
- oil: Put the coated meatballs in the hot vegetable oil and cook for six minutes turning each minute.
Preposition: with
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