STAFF OF LIFE Synonyms

• 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

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the act of nourishing

• a stipulated condition

• the activity of supplying or providing something

• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

• a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

• supply with provisions

• (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

• a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

• material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

• a short U-shaped wire nail

• paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

• necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities

• secure or fasten with a staple or staples

• 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

• food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

• flour or meal or grain used in baking bread