Search Result for "menu": pronunciation
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NOUN (4)

1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant;
- Example: "the menu was in French"
[syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte]

2. the dishes making up a meal;

3. (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user;
[syn: menu, computer menu]

4. an agenda of things to do;
- Example: "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
[syn: menu, fare]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

menu \men"u\ (m[e^]n"y[=oo]), n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See
   4th Minute.]
   1. The details of a banquet; a list of the dishes served at a
      meal, whether or not one has a choice.
      [PJC]

   2. Any list of objects, activities, etc. from which to
      choose; a selection of alternatives.
      [PJC]

   3. Hence:A list of dishes form which to choose at a
      restaurant; a bill of fare.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. Hence: (Computers) A list displayed on the computer
      screen, by which a program provides the user with
      different options for processing by the program. It
      usually includes a mechanism, such as pointing by a mouse
      or selection by arrow keys, to select the desired option
      from those on the list. Depending on how the menu is
      displayed, it may be a pop-up menu or pull-down menu.
      [PJC]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "menu":
   account, agenda, batting order, bill, bill of fare, bill of lading,
   blueprint, books, budget, calendar, card, carte, carte du jour,
   docket, invoice, ledger, lineup, list of agenda, manifest,
   playbill, program, program of operation, programma, prospectus,
   protocol, roster, schedule, slate, statement