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Thesaurus: food

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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes.
  3. v. t. To supply with food.
  4. n. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  5. n. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
  6. n:100 n. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue n. any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment n. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking