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Noun
S:
(n)
food
,
nutrient
(any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
S:
(n)
yolk
,
vitellus
(nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg))
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
part holonym
S:
(n)
comfort food
(food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking)
S:
(n)
comestible
,
edible
,
eatable
,
pabulum
,
victual
,
victuals
(any substance that can be used as food)
S:
(n)
fare
(the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)
S:
(n)
foodstuff
,
food product
(a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
S:
(n)
nutriment
,
nourishment
,
nutrition
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sustenance
,
aliment
,
alimentation
,
victuals
(a source of materials to nourish the body)
S:
(n)
commissariat
,
provisions
,
provender
,
viands
,
victuals
(a stock or supply of foods)
S:
(n)
feed
,
provender
(food for domestic livestock)
S:
(n)
miraculous food
,
manna
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manna from heaven
((Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus)
S:
(n)
beverage
,
drink
,
drinkable
,
potable
(any liquid suitable for drinking)
"may I take your beverage order?"
S:
(n)
water
(a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants)
"he asked for a drink of water"
S:
(n)
soul food
(food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South)
S:
(n)
micronutrient
(a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals))
S:
(n)
chyme
(a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum)
S:
(n)
culture medium
,
medium
((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms)
part meronym
S:
(n)
food
,
solid food
(any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)
"food and drink"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
food
,
solid food
(any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)
"food and drink"
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
part holonym
S:
(n)
food
,
nutrient
(any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
S:
(n)
food
,
food for thought
,
intellectual nourishment
(anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking)