Potluck

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  • noun. Whatever food happens to be available for a meal, especially when offered to a guest.
  • noun. A meal at which each guest brings food that is then shared by all.
  • noun. Whatever is available at a particular time.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. What may chance to be in the pot, in provision for a meal; hence, a meal at which no special preparation has been made for guests.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Whatever may chance to be in the pot, or may be provided for a meal.
  • noun. to take what food may chance to be provided.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever is available.
  • noun. Whatever is available in a particular situation.
  • noun. A meal consisting of whatever guests have brought, particularly from different parts of the world; a potlatch.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all
    • Word Usage
    "Later on inauguration day, Nixon was hosting what he described as a potluck dinner for the public."
    cross-reference
    brown bag  to take pot-luck  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    meal  repast  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ________________________________________  alfresco  birthnight  five-course  fresco  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    potlatch  
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