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Definitions for Food

[1] any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
[2] more or less solid nourishment, as distinguished from liquids.
[3] a particular kind of solid nourishment: a breakfast food; dog food.
[4] whatever supplies nourishment to organisms: plant food.
[5] anything serving for consumption or use: food for thought.
[6] any substance containing nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that can be ingested by a living organism and metabolized into energy and body tissue Related adjective: alimentary
[7] nourishment in more or less solid form as opposed to liquid form food and drink
[8] anything that provides mental nourishment or stimulus food for thought

Words related to Food

feed, cuisine, snack, meat, drink, foodstuff, fare, cooking, meal, bread, grub, sustenance, groceries, table, slop, pabulum, menu, bite, aliment, refreshment

Words nearby Food

fonticulus, fontina, foo yong, foo-pah, foochow, food, food additive, food and agriculture organization, food and drug administration, food ball, food bank

Origin of Food

before 1000; Middle English fode, Old English fōda; compare Old English fēdan, Gothic fōdjan to feed; cf. fodder, foster

Other words from Food

food·less , adjective
food·less·ness , noun
non·food , noun, adjective

Word origin for Food

Old English fōda ; related to Old Frisian fōdia to nourish, feed, Old Norse fœthi , Gothic fōdeins food; see feed , fodder

Synonyms for Food

bread, cooking, cuisine, drink, fare, feed, foodstuff, meal, meat, snack, aliment, bite, board, cheer, chow, comestible, cookery, diet, eatable, eats, fodder, goodies, grit, groceries, grub, handout, keep, larder, menu, mess, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provision, ration, refreshment, slop, store, subsistence, support, sustenance, table, tuck, viand, victual, entrée, fast food, home cooking, moveable feast, take out, vittles