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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. foodnoun

    Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.

    That is food for thought.

    Synonyms:
    brainfood

  2. foodnoun

    A foodstuff.

    This shop stocks many hundreds of different foods.

    Synonyms:
    foodstuff

  3. foodnoun

    Synonyms:
    sustenance, feed, nourishment, nosh, victuals, foodstuff, chow, fodder, eats, comestible

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. food

    Food is, in the popular sense, whatever one eats in contradistinction to what one drinks. Thus, we speak of food and drink, of wholesome, unwholesome, or indigestible food; but in a more scientific sense whatever, when taken into the digestive organs, serves to build up structure or supply waste may be termed food; the word is extended to plants to signify whatever taken in any way into the organism serves similar purposes; thus, we speak of liquid food, plant food, etc.; in this wider sense food is closely synonymous with nutriment, nourishment, and sustenance. Diet refers to the quantity and quality of food habitually taken, with reference to preservation of health. Victuals is a plain, homely word for whatever may be eaten; we speak of choice viands, cold victuals. Nourishment and sustenance apply to whatever can be introduced into the system as a means of sustaining life; we say of a convalescent, he is taking nourishment. Nutriment and nutrition have more of scientific reference to the vitalizing principles of various foods; thus, wheat is said to contain a great amount of nutriment. Regimen considers food as taken by strict rule, but applies more widely to the whole ordering of life. Fare is a general word for all table supplies, good or bad; as, sumptuous fare; wretched fare. Feed, fodder, and provender are used only of the food of the lower animals, feed denoting anything consumed, but more commonly grain, fodder denoting hay, cornstalks, or the like, sometimes called "long feed;" provender is dry feed, whether grain or hay, straw, etc. Forage denotes any kind of food suitable for horses and cattle, primarily as obtained by a military force in scouring the country, especially an enemy's country.

    Synonyms:
    aliment, diet, fare, feed, fodder, forage, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provender, regimen, sustenance, viands, victuals

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. food, nutrientnoun

    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

    Synonyms:
    solid food, intellectual nourishment, food for thought, nutrient

  2. food, solid foodnoun

    any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

    "food and drink"

    Synonyms:
    solid food, intellectual nourishment, food for thought, nutrient

  3. food, food for thought, intellectual nourishmentnoun

    anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

    Synonyms:
    solid food, intellectual nourishment, food for thought, nutrient

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  1. Andreas Rickmers:

    Through this investment Ukraine's port infrastructure will be expanded and will provide greater efficiencies to connect Ukraine's surplus agricultural crops with the parts of the world demanding more food, it will add to our footprint of port facilities in the Black Sea region and confirms our intention to keep investing in Ukraine's agricultural sector.

  2. Veronica LaFemina:

    The Teal Pumpkin Project is an easy way to make a big impact in your community. Food allergies can be life-threatening, and they affect 1 in 13 children in the United States. We are thrilled to see so many people embracing the Teal Pumpkin Project as a way to ensure kids with food allergies can enjoy a safe, fun Halloween experience just like their friends.

  3. Rachel Levine:

    We know multiple stressors during the pandemic – isolation, sickness, grief, job loss, food instability, and loss of routines – have devastated many Americans and presented the unprecedented behavioral health challenges across the nation, addressing the COVID-19 mental and behavioral health impacts on vulnerable and disenfranchised populations are among the top priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration. Establishing a new Behavioral Health Coordinating Council will assure the right prioritization and guidelines are in place to provide pathways to prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services.

  4. Ronald Reagan:

    It's difficult to see that people are starving in this country because food isn't available.(1986)

  5. President Biden:

    If you think migration has been a problem in Europe in the Syrian War or even from what we see now, wait until you see 100 million people for whom the entire food production capacity has collapsed.


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