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food  (fd)
n.
1. Material, usually of plant or animal origin, that contains or consists of essential body nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals, and is ingested and assimilated by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life.
2. A specified kind of nourishment: breakfast food; plant food.
3. Nourishment eaten in solid form: food and drink.
4. Something that nourishes or sustains in a way suggestive of physical nourishment: food for thought; food for the soul.

[Middle English fode, from Old English fda; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

food
Noun
any substance that can be taken into the body by a living organism and changed into energy and body tissue Related adjective gastronomy [Old English fōda]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foodfood - 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, victuals, nutrition - 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
2.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
3.food - 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

food
noun nourishment, cooking, provisions, fare, board, commons, table, eats (slang) stores, feed, diet, meat, bread, menu, tuck (informal) tucker Austral., N.Z. (informal) rations, nutrition, cuisine, tack (informal) refreshment, scoff (slang) nibbles, grub (slang) foodstuffs, subsistence, kai N.Z. (informal) larder, chow (informal) sustenance, nosh (slang) daily bread, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang) pabulum (rare) nutriment, vittles (obsolete), (dialect) viands, aliment, eatables (slang) survival rations >> adjective alimentary >> noun gastronomy
Translations

food [fuːd] ncomida
food [fuːd] nnourriture f
food [fuːd] nEssen nt;
(for animals) → Futter nt;
(nourishment) → Nahrung f;
(groceries) → Lebensmittel pl
food [fuːd] ncibo

food
n food [fuːd]
what living things eat Horses and cows eat different food from dogs.voedsel; kosطَعامхранаjídlo, potravamad; fødedas Essen, das Futterτροφήcomida, alimentotoitخوراکruokanourritureאוֹכֶל, מָזוֹןआहारhrana; stočna krmatáplálékmakananfæða, næringcibo食物음식, 먹이maistasbarība; uzturs; ēdiens; pārtikas krājumimakananvoedselmat, føde, næringjedzenie, pożywieniecomidamân­careеда; кормpotravahranahranamat, födaอาหารyiyecek食物їжаغذاlương thực
food centre, *food stall
a place where, a stall at which, food can be bought. kos; koswinkelمَرْكِز بَيْع الأغْذِيَهзакусвалняobchod s potravinamifødevarecenterdas Lebensmittelgeschäftκατάστημα τροφίμωνtienda de comestiblestoidumüügikohtاغذیه فروشیruoanmyyntipistemagasin d'alimentation, étalageמֶרכַּז מָזוֹןऐसी जगह जहां आहार मिलेštand s hranomélelmiszerüzlettoko makananmatvörubúð/-báscentro alimentari食料品店maisto parduotuvėpārtikas tirgotavakedai makanlevensmiddelenbedrijfkolonialforretning, matutsalgsklep spożywczy, stoisko, straganvendaпродовольственный магазин; продуктовая палаткаobchod s potravinamitrgovina z živili, stojnicaprodavnica hraneสถานที่ขายอาหารyiyecek satış yeri食品店кафе-палаткаوہ مقام جہاں سے کھانا خریدا جا سکےcửa hàng lương thực
n ˈfood-processor
an electric machine that mixes, chops etc food. voedselverwerkerمُعالِج الأغْذِيَه، خَلّاطَهмиксерmixérfoodprocessor; køkkenmaskinedas Rührgerät, der Mixerμπλέντερrobot de cocinaköögikombainخوراک خورد کن چندکارهrobot ménagerמְעַבֵד מָזוֹןखाद्य प्रसंस्करण करने वालाuniverzalni kuhinjski strojháztartási robotgépmesin pengolah makanantritatuttoフードプロセッサーvirtuvės kombainasvirtuves kombainsmesin memproses makananmixerhurtigmikser, matmøllerobot kuchennyкухонный комбайнmixérvečnamenski gospodinjski aparataparata za pripremu hranematberedare, mixerเครื่องปั่นmutfak robotu食品加工機кухонний комбайнکھانا تیار کرنے والی مشینmáy chế biến thức ăn
n ˈfoodstuff
a material used for food frozen foodstuffs.voedsel; bevrore voedselمَواد غِذائِيَّهпродуктpotravinyfødevare; madvare; levnedsmiddeldas Nahrungsmittelτρόφιμο, είδος διατροφήςalimentos, productos alimenticiostoiduaineماده خوراکیelintarvikealiment(s)מִצרַך מָזוֹןभोजन-सामग्रीprehrambeni proizvod; hranaélelmiszerbahan makananmatvæligenere alimentare食料식량, 식료품maisto produktaspārtikas produktsbahan makananlevensmiddelmatvare, næringsmiddelartykuły żywnościowegéneros alimentíciosaliment(e)продукт питанияpotravinyživilonamirnicamatvara, livsmedelของกินyiyecek, gıda maddesi糧食料, 食品продукти харчуванняکھانا بنانے کے لۓ استعمال کی جانے والی خام اشیاthực phẩm,

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