Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gravy
3 senses of gravy
Sense 1
gravy -- (a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats)
=> sauce -- (flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food)
Sense 2
gravy, pan gravy -- (the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added)
=> juice -- (the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking)
Sense 3
boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce -- (a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line")
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event -- (an event that happens)