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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte]
2: the dishes making up a meal
3: (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user [syn: menu, computer menu]
4: an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" [syn: menu, fare]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural menus) Etymology: French, from menu small, detailed, from Old French — more at minuet Date: 1837 1. a. a list of the dishes that may be ordered (as in a restaurant) or that are to be served (as at a banquet) b. (1) a comparable list or assortment of offerings <a menu of television programs> (2) a list shown on the display of a computer from which a user can select the operation the computer is to perform 2. the dishes available for or served at a meal; also the meal itself

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a list of dishes available in a restaurant etc. b a list of items to be served at a meal. 2 Computing a list of options showing the commands or facilities available. Phrases and idioms: menu-driven (of a program or computer) used by making selections from menus. Etymology: F, = detailed list, f. L minutus MINUTE(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Menu Me*nu", n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th Minute.] The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(menus) 1. In a restaurant or café, or at a formal meal, the menu is a list of the food and drinks that are available. A waiter offered him the menu... Even the most elaborate dishes on the menu were quite low on calories. N-COUNT: usu sing 2. A menu is the food that you serve at a meal. Try out the menu on a few friends... N-COUNT 3. On a computer screen, a menu is a list of choices. Each choice represents something that you can do using the computer. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

account, agenda, batting order, bill, bill of fare, bill of lading, blueprint, books, budget, calendar, card, carte, carte du jour, docket, invoice, ledger, lineup, list of agenda, manifest, playbill, program, program of operation, programma, prospectus, protocol, roster, schedule, slate, statement