FOODS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word foods. (close relations)
Definition of FOODS
food
Best Alternative Words for FOODS
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foodstuff | nounn | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer • a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | ||||||||
provender | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • food for domestic livestock • a stock or supply of foods | ||||||||
chow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
comestible | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • suitable for use as food noun • any substance that can be used as food | ||||||||
eats | verbv | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a meal | ||||||||
feed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • food for domestic livestock verb • provide as food • give food to • feed into; supply • introduce continuously • support or promote • take in food; used of animals only • serve as food for; be the food for • move along, of liquids • profit from in an exploitatory manner • gratify • provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to | ||||||||
fodder | nounn | |||||||
noun • soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire • coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop verb • give fodder (to domesticated animals) | ||||||||
nosh | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (Yiddish) a snack or light meal verb • eat a snack; eat lightly | ||||||||
nourishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a source of materials to nourish the body • the act of nourishing | ||||||||
nutrient | nounn | |||||||
noun • any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue • any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis adjective satellite • of or providing nourishment | ||||||||
sustenance | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
victuals | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a stock or supply of foods • a source of materials to nourish the body • any substance that can be used as food | ||||||||
foodstuffs | nounn | |||||||
noun • (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer • a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | ||||||||
food for thought | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking | ||||||||
intellectual nourishment | ||||||||
noun • anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking | ||||||||
solid food | nounn | |||||||
noun • any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment |