eats

NOUN

food

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grub

STRONG

chow comestibles eatables fare meals nosh nourishment nutriment provisions rations snacks sustenance tidbits victuals

WEAK

vittles

Example Sentences

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All is peaceful until Papa eats his last bite.

From Literature

“It doesn’t know flies from hamburger. I guess it eats anything it can get hold of.”

From Literature

Now in Colombia, the family -- with three new additions -- eats three meals a day.

From Barron's

However, even with her cost saving measures she said she still was unable to buy any luxuries and never eats out.

From BBC

Witmer: This pipe is particularly useful with sour crude, which eats up traditional steel pipe and has to be replaced regularly.

From Barron's