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

Example Sentences

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Iran’s food inflation reached 64.2% in October, according to the World Bank, the second highest in the world after South Sudan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Insider buying has been active recently in several stocks in this space, suggesting that investor negativity on junk food is overdone.

From MarketWatch

The program — also known as food stamps — is run by the U.S.

From MarketWatch

He and his tour group were taken to a nearby village where they were given food and medical care and taken to a hotel.

From BBC

This year, Times restaurant critic Bill Addison took the challenge further and spent months journeying California to find the best restaurants that depict the state’s eclectic food scene accurately.

From Los Angeles Times

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