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Beef

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WordDefinition
gripenoun(intransitive, informal) To complain; to whine.
hollerverb(intransitive) To yell or shout.
grousenoun(intransitive, originally military slang, informal) To complain or grumble.
squawknounA shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
kickverb(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
bellyachenounAny pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
beef cattlecattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk production).
boeufnounA bovine.

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WordDefinition
bitchnoun(dated or specialised, dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
bellyachenounAny pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
kicknounA hit or strike with the leg, foot or knee.
squawknounA shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
hollernounA yell, shout.
gripenounA complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
beef cattlecattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk production).
boeufnounA bovine.
grousenoun(informal) A cause for complaint; a grumble.
meatnoun(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat).
porknoun(chiefly uncountable) The meat of a pig.
vealnounThe flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
steaknounBeefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
cownoun(strictly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
cattlenounDomesticated animal of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.
butcherynounThe butchering of meat.
butchernounA person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
calfnounA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
slaughterhousenounA place where animals are slaughtered.
bovinenounAn animal of the family, subfamily, tribe, or genera including cattle, buffaloes and bison.

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