second helpings
Another plate, please
Second helpings are additional portions of food taken after finishing the first serving.
The phrase implies appetite or appreciation: The casserole was so good I went back for second helpings.
Figuratively, it can mean a repeat experience of anything enjoyable: The sequel gave fans second helpings of their favorite characters.
Sufficient quantity, and then some
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- thirdsOne of three parts
- refillsReplacement supplies
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
generous portions · ample · bounty · copious · plenitude · overflowing · all-you-can-eat · buffet
Readiness to give freely
- hostOne receiving guests
- hostessFemale event organizer
- servingMeasured food portion
- offeringSomething presented or given
urging · insisting · grandmother · nourishing · feeding · welcoming · warmth · caring
Slow-cooked oven dish
- lasagnaBaked layered pasta dish
- mashed potatoesPulverized cooked tubers
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
pot roast · mac and cheese · shepherd's pie · roast chicken · chili · dumplings · biscuits · cornbread
Need for nourishment
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- starvingSuffering extreme hunger
voracity · insatiable · peckish · gobbling · wolfing down · overeating · gluttony · indulgence
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- satietyState of being full
- repletionState of being overfull
- satisfiedHaving enough, wanting nothing
full · stuffed · gratification · enjoyment · pleasure · delight · indulgence · comfort
plenty
Sufficient quantity, and then some
generous portions · surplus · ample · bounty · copious · plenitude · overflowing · all-you-can-eat · buffet · replenishment
generosity
Readiness to give freely
offering · urging · insisting · grandmother · nourishing · feeding · welcoming · warmth · caring · nurturing
casserole
Slow-cooked oven dish
- lasagnaBaked layered pasta dish
- mashed potatoesPulverized cooked tubers
- gravyThickened meat drippings
stew · pot roast · mac and cheese · shepherd's pie · roast chicken · chili · dumplings · biscuits · cornbread · biryani
hunger
Need for nourishment
starving · voracity · insatiable · peckish · gobbling · wolfing down · overeating · gluttony · indulgence · feasting
contentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- satietyState of being full
- repletionState of being overfull
satisfied · full · stuffed · gratification · enjoyment · pleasure · delight · indulgence · comfort · well-fed
- dining etiquettetable manners, bread plates, chewing quietly, elbows off table, proper posture
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian
- family dinnersupper, dinner, Sunday dinner, Thanksgiving dinner, family dinner
- gluttonyglutton, gluttonous, gorge, gorger, gorging
- School Dinnersfish fingers, chips, mashed potatoes, peas, custard
- dinnertimedinner, suppertime, evening meal, dinnertime, table
second helpingsabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
restraint · fasting · dieting · single serving · portion control
second, helping, secondary, seconds, seconded, seconding, secondarily, secondment