food
- noun
- /fuːd/
- Now we can go find some food and some water.
- eat food
- healthy foods
- fast food
And it was like you got good food and ice cream.
- And it was like you got good food and ice cream.
- When they took our food, we ate thorns.
- It kind of looks like baby food, but it's not.
- You can give them food that that you grow yourself.
- So I'm staying away from bread, fried foods, soda and alcohol.
Examples
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That's a lot of food.
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And we could do with getting some food for meals.
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And it was like you got good food and ice cream.
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I move in, pick up the food and head home to eat.
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You could use that space to grow food for free.
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So here is the food and it looks amazing.
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Some of the best food in the city.
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I have food and drink if you want something.
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Do you like Chinese food?
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We packed healthy food for our picnic by the lake.
Synonyms
Food and drink needed for growth and health
Food and drink that keep you alive and healthy
A basic food people eat or sell, like rice
Idioms
- Jargon
Use a company's own products to show they work and learn from them
Compounds
- Archaic
A government card or paper that people with little money use to buy food at certain stores
Cheap food that is already cooked and sold to eat quickly, like hamburgers or fried chicken
A kitchen machine with different blades that quickly cuts, mixes, or blends food
A place in a shopping mall with many stalls selling different foods around shared tables
A strong reaction by the body's defense system to certain foods that causes hives or trouble breathing
- Formal
A US government agency that checks and approves food, medicine, and medical devices
- Specialized
A substance added to food to make it taste better, look better, or stay good longer
- Specialized
A diagram showing who eats whom in an ecosystem, from plants to top predators
A very dark, rich chocolate cake that is moist and has a strong chocolate taste
- Jargon
A product a company uses inside to test and find problems before public release
A United Nations agency that works to reduce hunger and improve farming worldwide
A United Nations group that works to end hunger and help farming and food supply worldwide
- Specialized
A system where energy and nutrients move between plants, animals and tiny living things that break down dead matter
- Literature
Short, shocking stories that entertain but do not give useful information
How Nutritious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Food comes from an old English word foda meaning 'that which feeds', and it is the same root as the verb feed. So food is anything that feeds you and keeps you alive and growing.