Definitions

food

[food] / fud /

NOUN

edible material

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bread cooking cuisine drink fare feed foodstuff meal meat snack

STRONG

aliment bite board cheer chow comestible cookery diet eatable eats fodder goodies grit groceries grub handout keep larder menu mess nourishment nutriment nutrition pabulum provision ration refreshment slop store subsistence support sustenance table tuck viand victual

WEAK

entrée fast food home cooking moveable feast take out vittles

Antonyms

STRONG

deprivation starvation

WEAK

beverage drink

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He will then travel to Brussels for a UK-EU summit to sign new agreements on food, energy and youth mobility.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

You open your refrigerator for some breakfast, but it’s over 120 degrees in there and all your food is spoiled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

"There is dust everywhere, even in the food," said local resident Bright Mavedzenge, 45.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

"It's concerning plastics can also break down over time which could have a big effect on the wider food chain as well," Turner added.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

It was the taste that filled his mouth every time his friends went viral around him—salty because it wasn’t his triumph, but at the same time, comfort food.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It is also a component of table sugar and high fructose corn syrup, a sweetener frequently used in soft drinks and processed foods.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

He has found that two of the most effective ways to extend lifespans cost almost nothing, and include eating healthful foods and exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

This discovery suggests that the nutritional value of plant foods may depend on more than their familiar concentrations of fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Circana found that what survey respondents consider traditional breakfast foods make up just 62% of morning meals, down from 66% in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Corn, chiles, frijoles, those are the Oaxaca foods.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

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