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food in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    food  nutrient 
  2. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
    food  food for thought  intellectual nourishment 
  3. any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
    "food and drink"
    food  solid food 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University

food in Webster's English dictionary

noun
  1. Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.
  2. 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.
transitive verb
  1. To supply with food.
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Public Domain

food in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (uncountable) Any substance that is or can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
  2. (noun) (uncountable/figuratively) Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.
  3. (noun) (countable) A foodstuff.
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'food' English examples of use

  • A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food
  • Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country
  • After the revolution , food distribution was decentralized
  • All my money went for food and rent
  • Anguillan sea food specialties
  • Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
  • Chew your food and don't swallow it!
  • Chill the food
  • Chinese food
  • Don't bolt your food!
  • Don't knock the food--it's free
  • Food is airlifted into Bosnia
  • Freeze the leftover food
  • I buy food wholesale
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