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MENU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agenda of things to do
Example:
they worked rapidly down the menu of reports
Synonyms:
fare; menu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("menu" is a kind of...):
agenda; docket; schedule (a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A list of dishes available at a restaurant
Example:
the menu was in French
Synonyms:
bill of fare; card; carte; carte du jour; menu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("menu" is a kind of...):
bill (a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "menu"):
a la carte (a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices)
prix fixe (a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices)
table d'hote (a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(computer science) a list of options available to a computer user
Synonyms:
computer menu; menu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("menu" is a kind of...):
list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "menu"):
drop-down menu (a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it)
cascading menu; hierarchical menu; submenu (a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The dishes making up a meal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("menu" is a kind of...):
fare (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)
Context examples:
Mandatory menu labelling for large restaurant chains was introduced in the US in May 2018.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
The researchers behind the study argue that if government policy made menu labelling mandatory, it could encourage restaurants to produce healthier options, leading to public health benefits.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
Twelve of the 14 restaurants that provided voluntary menu labelling were in the top 50 restaurants by sales – larger chains may come under more scrutiny from governments, the media, campaign groups and the public to provide both menu labelling and healthier options.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
The researchers say that it is possible that menu labelling encourages restaurants to change the content of their food and also that those chains with ‘healthier’ offerings are more likely to label their menus.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
Researchers at the Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), University of Cambridge, set out to determine whether there were differences in the energy and nutritional content of menu items served by popular UK chain restaurants with ,versus without, voluntary menu labelling in their stores.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
A proposal for compulsory menu labelling was included in last year’s Childhood Obesity Plan and a public consultation closed last December, but no announcement on a final policy has been made so far.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
