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1. (n.) food
any nourishing substance eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
2. food
more or less solid nourishment, as distinguished from liquids.
3. food
a particular kind of solid nourishment:
a breakfast food; dog food.
4. food
whatever supplies nourishment to organisms:
plant food.
5. food
anything serving for consumption or use:
food for thought.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME fode, OE fōda)
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| Definition of 'FOOD' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) food, nutrient
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
2. (noun) food, solid food
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
"food and drink"
3. (noun) food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
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1. (noun) food
things people eat, or a particular type of thing to eat
food and drink; French/Italian/Japanese food; fresh/organic/frozen foods
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) FOOD
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
2. (noun) FOOD
anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes
3. (verb) FOOD
to supply with food
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| Definition of 'FOOD' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. FOOD
Any substances taken in by the body that provide nourishment.
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Sense: what living things eat
Horses and cows eat different food from dogs.
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 Afrikaans: voedsel; kos |
 Arabic: طَعام |
 Bulgarian: храна |
 Brazilian: comida |
 Czech: jídlo, potrava |
 German: das Essen, das Futter |
 Danish: mad; føde |
 Greek: τροφή |
 Spanish: comida, alimento |
 Estonian: toit |
 Farsi: خوراک |
 Finnish: ruoka |
 French: nourriture |
 Hebrew: אוֹכֶל, מָזוֹן |
 Hindi: आहार |
 Croatian: hrana; stočna krma |
 Hungarian: táplálék |
 Indonesian: makanan |
 Icelandic: fæða, næring |
 Italian: cibo |
 Japanese: 食物 |
 Korean: 음식 |
 Lithuanian: maistas |
 Latvian: barība; uzturs; ēdiens; p |
 Malay: makanan |
 Dutch: voedsel |
 Norwegian: mat, føde, næring |
 Polish: jedzenie, pożywienie |
 Persian: خوراک |
 Pashto: خواړه |
 Portuguese: comida |
 Romanian: mâncare |
 Russian: еда; корм |
 Slovak: potrava |
 Slovenian: hrana |
 Serbian: hrana |
 Swedish: mat, föda |
 Thai: อาหาร |
 Turkish: yiyecek |
 Taiwanese: 食物 |
 Ukrainian: їжа |
 Urdu: غذا |
 Vietnamese: lương thực |
 Chinese: 食物 |
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