food

Speech parts

1. food - Noun

2. food - Verb

Meaning

What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.

Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.

To supply with food.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

feed sustenance Victuals fare nourishment grub aliment provender nosh chow nutriment comestible eats provisions foodstuffs

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Antonyms

pap rye bane water ale hydraulics

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Hypernyms

content solid substance cognitive content mental object

Hyponyms

apple orange corn commissariat cod water

Phrases with the word

fast food food for thought gourmet food takeout food food warmer food dye

Anagrams

doof

Examples

The best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst. Socrates

Food is not evil, but gluttony is. Childbearing is not evil, but fornication is. Money is not evil, but avarice is. Glory is not evil, but vainglory is. Indeed, there is no evil in existing things, but only in their misuse. Maximus the Confessor

The most sincere form of love is love for food. George Bernard Shaw

Eat when the food is ready; speak when the time is right. Ethiopian Proverb

The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. Russian Proverb

Conversation is food for the soul. Mexican Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Foochow Foochowese Foochownese food additive food additives food aid