'Gruel' definitions:
Definition of 'gruel'
(from WordNet)
noun
A thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
Definition of 'Gruel'
From: GCIDE
- Gruel \Gru"el\, n. [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. gr["u]tze, As. gr[=u]t. See Grout.] A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge. [1913 Webster] grueling
Synonyms of 'gruel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- albumen,
- batter,
- bonnyclabber,
- breakfast food,
- butter,
- cambric tea,
- cereal,
- clabber,
- cobweb,
- cornflakes,
- cornstarch,
- cream,
- curd,
- dishwater,
- dough,
- dry cereal,
- egg white,
- farina,
- frumenty,
- gaum,
- gel,
- gelatin,
- glair,
- glop,
- glue,
- gluten,
- goo,
- gook,
- goop,
- gossamer,
- grits,
- gumbo,
- gunk,
- hair,
- hasty pudding,
- hominy grits,
- hot cereal,
- house of cards,
- jam,
- jell,
- jelly,
- kasha,
- lath,
- loblolly,
- matchwood,
- mere shadow,
- milk and water,
- millet,
- molasses,
- mucilage,
- mucus,
- mush,
- oatmeal,
- pap,
- paper,
- paste,
- porridge,
- pudding,
- puffed rice,
- puffed wheat,
- pulp,
- puree,
- putty,
- rail,
- rake,
- reed,
- rob,
- rolled oats,
- rope of sand,
- sand castle,
- semifluid,
- semiliquid,
- shadow,
- shaving,
- size,
- skeleton,
- slat,
- slip,
- soup,
- splinter,
- starch,
- sticky mess,
- streak,
- syrup,
- thread,
- treacle,
- vein,
- wafer,
- water,
- wheatflakes