Synonyms and antonyms of Joints and cuts of meat in British Thesaurus

a rack of lamb/pork ()

a large piece of meat from a sheep/pig that consists of its chest and ribs

beefsteak (noun)

a large thick piece of good-quality beef

braising steak (noun)

beef that is suitable for braising

breast (noun)

meat from a bird’s breast, or from the front part of the body of some other animals

brisket (noun)

meat, usually beef, from an animal’s chest

chop (noun)

a small piece of meat with a bone in it, usually from a sheep or a pig

chuck (noun)

chuck steak

chuck steak (noun)

a piece of meat taken from the neck and shoulder of a cow

chump (noun)

British a thick end of a piece of meat

cut (noun)

a piece of meat that has been cut from a particular part of the animal

cutlet (noun)

a flat piece of meat still connected to a bone, usually a piece of lamb or veal

drumstick (noun)

the lower part of the leg of a chicken or other bird, cooked and eaten as food

escalope (noun)

British a thin piece of meat that you cook in hot fat

filet ()

another spelling of fillet

fillet (noun)

a long thin piece of meat with no bones in it

flank (noun)

the side of an animal’s body between its hip and its ribs, or the meat from this part of an animal’s body

haunch (noun)

the upper part of an animal’s leg, used as meat

hock (noun)

the part above a pig’s back foot that is sometimes eaten as meat

knuckle (noun)

a piece of meat from an animal’s lower leg

leg (noun)

a piece of meat that comes from an animal’s leg

loin (noun)

a piece of meat from the sides or back of an animal, near the tail

marrow bone (noun)

a bone that has marrow inside it, sometimes used for adding flavour to soup

neck (noun)

the flesh of an animal’s neck when eaten as food

pork belly (noun)

a piece of fresh meat from one side of a pig

rasher (noun)

a thin flat piece of bacon or ham

rib (noun)

a piece of meat that is attached to the rib of an animal

rump steak (noun)

meat that comes from a cow’s rump

shank (noun)

the lower part of an animal’s leg, or meat from an animal’s leg

shoulder (noun)

the upper part of the front leg of an animal, or meat from this part

side (noun)

one half of the body of a cow, pig, or other large animal, used as food

sirloin (noun)

an expensive piece of beef taken from a cow’s lower back

spare ribs (noun)

meat that comes from the chest of an animal, especially a pig, that is cooked and eaten with the bones in

steak (noun)

the meat from a cow, especially a piece without fat that is high in quality

steak (noun)

British meat from a cow that is cut into small pieces and used for making things like stew (=a very thick soup)

steak (noun)

a large piece of another type of meat or fish

T-bone steak (noun)

a thick piece of beef containing a bone shaped like the letter T

tenderloin (noun)

meat of good quality that is cut from the side of a pig or cow

thigh (noun)

the upper part of the leg of a bird, eaten as food

topside (noun)

British beef cut from the top outer part of a cow’s leg

trotter (noun)

the foot of a pig, sometimes cooked and eaten as food

wing (noun)

the meat from the wing of a chicken etc, eaten as food

wishbone (noun)

a bone shaped like a Y in a cooked bird. Traditionally, two people pull the bone and the person who gets the larger piece can make a wish.