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Princeton's WordNet

  1. commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victualsnoun

    a stock or supply of foods

  2. nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victualsnoun

    a source of materials to nourish the body

  3. comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victualsnoun

    any substance that can be used as food

Wiktionary

  1. victualsnoun

    Food supplies; provisions.

Wikipedia

  1. victuals

    Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Different species of animals have different feeding behaviours that satisfy the needs of their unique metabolisms, often evolved to fill a specific ecological niche within specific geographical contexts. Omnivorous humans are highly adaptable and have adapted to obtain food in many different ecosystems. The majority of the food energy required is supplied by the industrial food industry, which produces food with intensive agriculture and distributes it through complex food processing and food distribution systems. This system of conventional agriculture relies heavily on fossil fuels, which means that the food and agricultural system is one of the major contributors to climate change, accountable for as much as 37% of total greenhouse gas emissions.The food system has significant impacts on a wide range of other social and political issues including: sustainability, biological diversity, economics, population growth, water supply, and access to food. Food safety and food security are monitored by international agencies like the International Association for Food Protection, World Resources Institute, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Food Information Council.

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  1. victuals

    Victuals refers to food or provisions, typically as prepared for consumption. It is essentially any substance that can be used or prepared for eating or drinking.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Victuals

    food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands

  2. Etymology: [OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus living. See Vivid.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. victuals

    Food or sustenance allowed to the troops, under certain regulations, whether on shore or embarked in transports. Relieving the enemy with money, victuals, etc., is punishable by court-martial. See Appendix, Articles of War, 45.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of victuals in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of victuals in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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