gravy
noun/ˈɡreɪvi/
Frequency rank: #7,849 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a sauce made from the juices of cooked meat, often thickened with flour.
Example sentence
My grandmother always makes gravy to pour over the mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving.
Synonyms & related words
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