mutton
noun/ˈmʌtən/
Frequency rank: #12,924 most common English word
Meaning
The flesh of an adult sheep used as food.
Example sentence
The chef slow-cooked mutton with herbs and vegetables for several hours.
Synonyms & related words
- lamb
- sheep
Practice this word in the quiz
More words in ranks 12,901–13,000
- legislateto make or enact laws.
- lingoThe special vocabulary or language used by a particular group or in a particular field.
- matronA woman who supervises people in a school, hospital, or other institution.
- meatyhaving a lot of substance, depth, or interesting content; rich and satisfying.
- mouthfulan amount of food or drink that fills the mouth; also something difficult to say.
- neoliberalrelating to an economic ideology that favors free markets, deregulation, privatization, and reduced government spending.
- numericrelating to or expressed as a number or numbers.
- ohmThe SI unit of electrical resistance, equal to the resistance between two points when a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere.
- outfielderA baseball player who plays in the outer part of the field, away from the bases.
- outflowa steady movement or flow of something outward from a place.