| food | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. food, nutrient | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. |
| ~ substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" |
| ~ vitellus, yolk | nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg). |
| ~ solid food, food | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment.; "food and drink" |
| ~ comfort food | food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking. |
| ~ comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals | any substance that can be used as food. |
| ~ fare | the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed. |
| ~ food product, foodstuff | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food. |
| ~ aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, nutrition, victuals | a source of materials to nourish the body. |
| ~ commissariat, provisions, viands, victuals, provender | a stock or supply of foods. |
| ~ feed, provender | food for domestic livestock. |
| ~ manna from heaven, miraculous food, manna | (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus. |
| ~ beverage, drinkable, potable, drink | any liquid suitable for drinking.; "may I take your beverage order?" |
| ~ water | a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants.; "he asked for a drink of water" |
| ~ soul food | food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South. |
| ~ micronutrient | a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals). |
| ~ chyme | a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum. |
| ~ culture medium, medium | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms. |
| n. (food) | 2. food, solid food | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment.; "food and drink" |
| ~ food, nutrient | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. |
| ~ leftovers | food remaining from a previous meal.; "he had leftovers for dinner last night" |
| ~ fresh food, fresh foods | food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking. |
| ~ convenience food | any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating. |
| ~ chocolate | a food made from roasted ground cacao beans. |
| ~ baked goods | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven. |
| ~ loaf | a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape.; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese" |
| ~ meat | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food. |
| ~ alimentary paste, pasta | shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg. |
| ~ health food | any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health. |
| ~ junk food | food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value. |
| ~ breakfast food | any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast. |
| ~ garden truck, green goods, green groceries, produce | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market. |
| ~ coconut, coconut meat | the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries. |
| ~ dika bread | somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples. |
| ~ fish | the flesh of fish used as food.; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish" |
| ~ seafood | edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc. |
| ~ butter | an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use. |
| ~ yoghourt, yoghurt, yogurt | a custard-like food made from curdled milk. |
| ~ cheese | a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk. |
| ~ slop | (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink.; "he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided" |
| ~ solid | matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment | anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking. |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ pabulum | insipid intellectual nourishment. |
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