food

[food] / fud /

NOUN

edible material

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bread cooking cuisine drink fare feed foodstuff meal meat snack

STRONG

aliment bite board cheer chow comestible cookery diet eatable eats fodder goodies grit groceries grub handout keep larder menu mess nourishment nutriment nutrition pabulum provision ration refreshment slop store subsistence support sustenance table tuck viand victual

WEAK

entrée fast food home cooking moveable feast take out vittles

Antonyms

STRONG

deprivation starvation

WEAK

beverage drink

Example Sentences

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Even as Chinatown’s energy has ebbed and flowed, food has been a steady siren song.

From The Wall Street Journal

It offers food and general merchandise, clothing and household goods, electronics, and toys.

From MarketWatch

Robots are beginning to take over your food delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal

Increasing intake through vitamin C rich foods was shown to raise both blood and skin concentrations.

From Science Daily

"I earn four or five kilograms more for the amount of food and drinks that I have drunk, so it is really good," Guardiola said on Friday.

From BBC