Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "beef" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

grocery store plate

Coordinate Terms

chicken lamb mutton pork poultry

Defined As

edible product derive from cows flesh of cow meat of cows

Derived Terms

Albany beef Beefeater Beefmaster I don't eat beef Italian beef Kobe beef Mongolian beef baby beef baron of beef beef Wellington beef bayonet beef bourguignon beef chit beef curtains beef flaps beef house beef injection beef jerky beef mami beef measles beef olive beef on the hoof beef on weck beef out beef plate beef rib beef stew beef tea beef to the hoof beef tomato beef trust beef up beef-brained beef-house beef-witted beefalo beefaroni beefburger beefcake beefer beefhead beefheaded beefheart beefhouse beefish beefless beeflike beefsteak beefy big as bull-beef boneless lean beef trimmings bully beef carabeef chipped beef corned beef cry beef grass beef ground beef ham and beef shop hot beef injection hot-beef injection hung beef kippered beef lean finely textured beef mess beef neckbeef park the beef bus in tuna town pit beef reef and beef roast beef roast beef curtains roast-beef plant round of beef salt beef smoked beef squash the beef ugly as bull-beef what's the beef where's the beef

Distinct From

ham

Etymologically Related To

bovine

Context

aave slang yorkshire

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

Bos taurus cattle complain cows food kick kine kvetch material meat objection oxen plain quetch sound off stuff substance

Type Of (IsA)

cattle food meat meat from cows red meat

Part Of

cattle

Receives Action

broiled chopped found in grocery store grilled ground marinated served in chinese restaurants sliced thinly

Related Terms

beefwood beefy bovine

Related Terms

animal beef up beefwood beefy bovine bull complain consist contain cow cow meat dinner eating fart feud flavor food for dinner grudge hamburger hamburgers ingredient meat produce raise with

Synonym Network

cowflesh gripe oxflesh

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.