meat
n 1: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails)
used as food
2: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut
or fruit stone: "black walnut kernels are difficult to get
out of the shell" [syn: {kernel}]
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's
argument"; "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance},
{core}, {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {inwardness},
{marrow}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]