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food Definition

food (fo̵̅o̅d)

noun

  1. any substance taken into and assimilated by a plant or animal to keep it alive and enable it to grow and repair tissue; nourishment; nutriment
  2. solid substances of this sort
  3. a specified kind of food
  4. anything that nourishes or stimulates; whatever helps something to keep active, grow, etc. food for thought

Etymology: ME fode < OE foda < IE pāt-, to feed, eat < base *pā-, to pasture cattle > L pastor, pabulum, pascere, to feed, panis, bread

adjective

  1. of or relating to food
  2. used as food

food Synonyms

food

n.

nourishment, sustenance, victuals, diet, fare, foodstuffs, nutriment, refreshment, edibles, comestibles, viands, provisions, stores, rations, ration, cuisine, cooking, menu, meat and drink, meat, bread, table, subsistence, mess, board, meals, aliment, cookery, haute cuisine, fast food, junk food, health food, soul food, comfort food, larder, pabulum, grub*, vittles*, eats*, chow*; see also feed, meal 2. For food in the menu, see alsobread, butter, cake 2, candy, cheese, delicatessen 1, dessert, drink 2, 3, egg, entree 2, fish, flavoring, fowl, fruit 1, hors d'oeuvre, jam 1, jelly, milk, meat, nut 1, oil, pastry, pudding, salad, sauce 1, 2, soup, spice, stew, vegetable.

Food as diet includes: cellulose, carbohydrates, fats, fibers, iron, minerals, oils, protein, proteids, salts, starches, sugars, vitamins.

food is the general term for all matter that is taken into the body for nourishment; fare refers to the range of foods eaten by a particular organism or available at a particular time and place the fare of horses, a bill of fare; victuals is now largely a dialectal or colloquial word for human fare or diet; ?provisions refers to a stock of food assembled in advance provisions for the hike; ration refers to a fixed allowance or allotment of food the weekly ration and in the plural (?rations) to food in general how are the rations in this outfit?

food Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • eat: Table knife: a knife used for eating food.
  • cook: Club members don't just use the things they grow to cook food.
  • serve: The nearest shops and pubs, both of which serve food, are in these villages.
  • modify: Home Choosing Health Healthy Eating Genetically modified foods Is it safe?
  • prepare: Love fabulous food but lack the time or skill to prepare restaurant quality food at home?

Preposition: for

thought: The theme of the weekend was politics and to that end we had two eminent speakers to give food for thought.

Adjective modifier

  • organic: To find out more about organic food, visit the Soil Association website.
  • processed: Such mistakes are easy to make because many processed foods contain small amounts of gluten.
  • healthy: Provide your child with a daily assortment of healthy foods.
  • delicious: Both: saunas, unspoiled views, delicious food, babysitting, ski hosting, transfers great atmosphere.
  • fresh: They use a lot of fresh foods we don't use.

Modifies a noun

  • chain: In caves, the basis of the food chain is organic matter from the surface.
  • poisoning: The FSA investigation follows the first rise in food poisoning cases in Scotland for a decade.
  • safety: The fundamental question I will address today is: " Food safety - What can be expected from policy makers " ?
  • hygiene: The overall aim is to develop a level of understanding of the basic principles of food hygiene.
  • allergy: Food allergy was reported to contribute to high blood pressure in a study of people who had migraine headaches.
  • production: How much of our land do we want to allow to go out of food production?

Noun used with modifier

  • junk: At the election ministers rejected Conservative proposals to extend a ban on junk food to vending machines, so this is a positive step.
  • gourmet: All these missions have been multi-sectorial and have included the wine, gourmet food, wood, engineering and agricultural sectors.
  • convenience: I used to be a big convenience food fan.