waffle as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
waffle
noun
1 waffle
Pancake batter baked in a waffle iron.
Roget 298:
eating
etc.
v.;
deglutition,
gulp,
epulation†,
mastication,
manducation†,
rumination;
gluttony
etc.
957.
[eating specific foods]
hippophagy†,
ichthyophagy†.
[Eating anatomy:]
(appetite)
etc.
865;
mouth,
jaws,
mandible,
mazard†,
gob [Slang],
chops.
drinking
etc.
v.;
potation,
draught,
libation;
carousal
etc.
(amusement)
840;
drunkenness
etc.
959.
food,
pabulum;
aliment,
nourishment,
nutriment;
sustenance,
sustentation,
sustention;
nurture,
subsistence,
provender,
corn,
feed,
fodder,
provision,
ration,
keep,
commons,
board;
commissariat
etc.
(provision)
637;
prey,
forage,
pasture,
pasturage;
fare,
cheer;
diet,
dietary;
regimen;
belly timber,
staff of life;
bread,
bread and cheese.
comestibles,
eatables,
victuals,
edibles,
ingesta;
grub,
grubstake,
prog†,
meat;
bread,
bread stuffs;
cerealia†;
cereals;
viands,
cates†,
delicacy,
dainty,
creature comforts,
contents of the larder,
fleshpots;
festal board;
ambrosia;
good cheer,
good living.
beef,
bisquit†,
bun;
cornstarch [U.S.];
cookie,
cooky [U.S.];
cracker,
doughnut;
fatling†;
hardtack,
hoecake [U.S.],
hominy [U.S.];
mutton,
pilot bread;
pork;
roti†,
rusk,
ship biscuit;
veal;
joint,
piece de resistance [Fr.],
roast and boiled;
remove,
entremet†,
releve [Fr.],
hash,
rechauffe [Fr.],
stew,
ragout,
fricassee,
mince;
pottage,
potage†,
broth,
soup,
consomme,
puree,
spoonmeat†;
pie,
pasty,
volauvent†;
pudding,
omelet;
pastry;
sweets
etc.
296;
kickshaws†;
condiment
etc.
393.
appetizer,
hors d'oeuvre [Fr.].
main course,
entree.
alligator pear,
apple
&c.,
apple slump;
artichoke;
ashcake†,
griddlecake,
pancake,
flapjack;
atole†,
avocado,
banana,
beche de mer [Fr.],
barbecue,
beefsteak;
beet root;
blackberry,
blancmange,
bloater,
bouilli†,
bouillon,
breadfruit,
chop suey [U.S.];
chowder,
chupatty†,
clam,
compote,
damper,
fish,
frumenty†,
grapes,
hasty pudding,
ice cream,
lettuce,
mango,
mangosteen,
mince pie,
oatmeal,
oyster,
pineapple,
porridge,
porterhouse steak,
salmis†,
sauerkraut,
sea slug,
sturgeon
("Albany beef"),
succotash [U.S.],
supawn [U.S.],
trepang†,
vanilla,
waffle,
walnut.
table,
cuisine,
bill of fare,
menu,
table d'hote [Fr.],
ordinary,
entree.
meal,
repast,
feed,
spread;
mess;
dish,
plate,
course;
regale;
regalement†,
refreshment,
entertainment;
refection,
collation,
picnic,
feast,
banquet,
junket;
breakfast;
lunch,
luncheon;
dejeuner [Fr.],
bever†,
tiffin†,
dinner,
supper,
snack,
junk food,
fast food,
whet,
bait,
dessert;
potluck,
table d'hote [Fr.],
dejeuner a la fourchette [Fr.];
hearty meal,
square meal,
substantial meal,
full meal;
blowout [Slang];
light refreshment;
bara†,
chotahazri†;
bara khana†.
mouthful,
bolus,
gobbet†,
morsel,
sop,
sippet†.
drink,
beverage,
liquor,
broth,
soup;
potion,
dram,
draught,
drench,
swill [Slang];
nip,
sip,
sup,
gulp.
wine,
spirits,
liqueur,
beer,
ale,
malt liquor,
Sir John Barleycorn,
stingo†,
heavy wet;
grog,
toddy,
flip,
purl,
punch,
negus†,
cup,
bishop,
wassail;
gin
etc.
(intoxicating liquor)
959;
coffee,
chocolate,
cocoa,
tea,
the cup that cheers but not inebriates;
bock beer,
lager beer,
Pilsener beer,
schenck beer†;
Brazil tea,
cider,
claret,
ice water,
mate,
mint julep [U.S.];
near beer,
3. 2 beer,
non-alcoholic beverage.
eating house
etc.
189.
[person who eats]
diner;
hippophage;
glutton
etc.
957.
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Dutch: wafel
verb
1 waffle
Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.
synonyms: hesitate, waver.
Roget 149:
fluctuate,
vary,
waver,
flounder,
flicker,
flitter,
flit,
flutter,
shift,
shuffle,
shake,
totter,
tremble,
vacillate,
wamble†,
turn and turn about,
ring the changes;
sway to and fro,
shift to and fro;
change and change about;
waffle,
blow with the wind
(irresolute)
605;
oscillate
etc.
314;
vibrate between,
two extremes,
oscillate between,
two extremes;
alternate;
have as man phases as the moon.
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Roget 469:
qualify,
limit,
modify,
leaven,
give a color to,
introduce new conditions,
narrow,
temper.
waffle,
quibble,
hem and haw
(be uncertain)
475;
equivocate
(sophistry)
477.
depend,
depend on,
be contingent on
(effect)
154.
allow for,
make allowance for;
admit exceptions,
take into account;
modulate.
moderate,
temper,
season,
leaven.
take exception.
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Dutch: aarzelen, dralen, schromen, talmen, treuzelen, twijfelen, weifelen
Moby thesaurus: babble, back and fill, blab, blabber, blather, blether, blintz, buckwheat cake, bull, bullshit, chat, chatter, cheese blintz, clack, clatter, crepe, dither, dodge, drivel, drool, duck, equivocate, evade, flapcake, flapjack, gab, gabble, gas, gibber, gibble-gabble, go on, gossip, griddlecake, gush, haver, hem and haw, hot cake, hum and haw, jabber, jaw, mince the truth, mince words, natter, palacsinta, palaver, palter, pancake, parry, patter, piffle, pour forth, prate, prattle, prevaricate, ramble on, rattle, rattle on, reel off, run on, sidestep, spout, spout off, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, tergiversate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, twattle, vapor, weasel, yak, yakkety-yak ... show more.
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