EATABLES Synonyms

• informal terms for a meal

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

• the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

• a prescribed selection of foods

• a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

• the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)

• the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)

• follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons

• eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight

• an agenda of things to do

• the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

• a paying (taxi) passenger

• the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed

• proceed or get along

• eat well

• any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

• any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

• anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

• informal terms for a meal

• a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects

• ask for and get free; be a parasite

• search about busily

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the act of nourishing

• a stock or supply of foods

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the financial means whereby one lives

• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

• suitable for use as food

• any substance that can be used as food

• suitable for use as food

• any substance that can be used as food

• a marketplace where groceries are sold

• (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

• the food served and eaten at one time

• any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times

• coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse

• the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)

• a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

• restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war

• distribute in rations, as in the army

• snacks and drinks served as a light meal

• activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation

• a light informal meal

• eat a snack; eat lightly

• suitable for use as food

• any substance that can be used as food

• suitable for use as food

• any substance that can be used as food

• any substance that can be used as food

• insipid intellectual nourishment