elevenses
ele·vens·es
A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snackA short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.
UK/ɪˈlɛv(ə)nzɪz/US/əˈlɛvənzəz/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, informal, uncountable, usually)A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.
второй завтракvtoroj zavtrak
Translations
3 languagesРусский
short mid-morning break:
Origin
From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”).From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”).
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Forms
plural: elevenses| Singular | elevenses |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable