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lunches

/ˈlʌnt͡ʃɪz/

lunches is the plural of lunch.

lunches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lunch.

Meaning of lunch

Noun

lunch (countable and uncountable, plural lunches)

  1. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
    • We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    luncheon, nones
  2. A break in play between the first and second sessions.
  3. (US, Minnesota) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
    • After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.
  4. (obsolete) A thin piece or hunk (of bread, meat, etc.)

See all 6 meanings of lunch

Phrases with lunches

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Words that rhyme with lunches

Questions about lunches

What is lunches the plural of?
Lunches is the plural of lunch.
How do you pronounce lunches?
Lunches is pronounced /ˈlʌnt͡ʃɪz/.

Words near lunches in the dictionary

  1. luncheonless
  2. luncheons
  3. luncheonware
  4. luncher
  5. lunchers
  6. lunches
  7. lunches in
  8. lunches out
  9. luncheteria
  10. luncheterias
  11. lunchette

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