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    The document defines and provides context around the word "food". It begins by defining food as any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, and promote growth. It then notes that food can also refer to more or less solid nourishment as distinguished from liquids. Food is also used to refer to a particular kind of solid nourishment like breakfast foods or dog food. The document also mentions that food can refer to whatever supplies nourishment to organisms like plants or anything that serves for consumption or use, like food for thought.

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    The document defines and provides context around the word "food". It begins by defining food as any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, and promote growth. It then notes that food can also refer to more or less solid nourishment as distinguished from liquids. Food is also used to refer to a particular kind of solid nourishment like breakfast foods or dog food. The document also mentions that food can refer to whatever supplies nourishment to organisms like plants or anything that serves for consumption or use, like food for thought.

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    The document defines and provides context around the word "food". It begins by defining food as any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, and promote growth. It then notes that food can also refer to more or less solid nourishment as distinguished from liquids. Food is also used to refer to a particular kind of solid nourishment like breakfast foods or dog food. The document also mentions that food can refer to whatever supplies nourishment to organisms like plants or anything that serves for consumption or use, like food for thought.

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    noun

    any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the
    body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
    more or less solid nourishment, as distinguished from liquids.
    a particular kind of solid nourishment:a breakfast food; dog food.
    whatever supplies nourishment to organisms:plant food.
    anything serving for consumption or use:food for thought.
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    OTHER WORDS FOR FOOD
    1nutriment, aliment, bread, sustenance, victuals; meat, viands; diet, menu.
    See synonyms for food on Thesaurus.com
    QUIZ

    ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN


    ENGLISH QUIZ
    There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the
    UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!
    QUESTION 1 OF 7
    True or false? British English and American English are only different when it
    comes to slang words.

    true

    false
    TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
    ORIGIN OF FOOD
    First recorded before 1000; Middle English fode, Old English fōda; compare Old
    English fēdan, Gothic fōdjan feed; cf. fodder, foster
    SYNONYM STUDY FOR FOOD

    1. FOOD, FARE, PROVISIONS, RATION(S) all refer to nutriment. FOOD is the general


    word: Breakfast foods have become very popular. Many animals prefer grass as
    food. FARE refers to the whole range of foods that may nourish a person or animal: an extensive
    bill of fare; The fare of some animals is limited in range. PROVISIONS is applied to a store or
    stock of necessary things, especially food, prepared beforehand: provisions for a
    journey. RATION implies an allotment or allowance of provisions: a daily ration for each man of
    a company. RATIONS often means food in general: to be on short rations.
    OTHER WORDS FROM FOOD
    foodless, adjectivefood·less·ness, nounnon·food, noun, adjective

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