ready-meal
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "This would not, he assured us, compromise the electromagnetic insulation, as the glass would be embedded with a mesh screen similar to the ones that prevent microwave ovens from cooking the person on the outside while he stares impatiently at his half-defrosted ready-meal."
- "Although the new chilled ready-meals should have changed perception, consumers were still in a 'frozen ready-meal' state of mind which perceives ready-meals as poor in taste and quality."
- "We chatted about my job, his job and how, after he'd done his telly bit, it was impossible for him to buy a supermarket ready-meal without the checkout lady giving him grief about overpackaging."