food - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'food' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Food

[ n.]

- What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment.
- Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.

2 . Food

[ v. t.]

- To supply with food.

Meaning of 'food' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . food

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

Example in sentence:

food and drink

Nearby Words:

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Food poisoning
Stomach or intestinal disturbances due to food contaminated with certain microbial toxins, is called food poisoning.

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