Word Finder - food

definition

Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

example

The innkeeper brought them food and drink.

definition

A foodstuff.

synonyms

• belly-timber
• foodstuff
• provender

definition

Anything that nourishes or sustains.

example

Mozart and Bach are food for my soul.

Lisa ate the food and washed the dishes.

Food isn't really scarce.

Food was more a distraction than a desire.

There are a zillion fast food restaurants around here.

Pushing the plate aside so the food would cool, he began slicing the rest of the roast.

I left some food in the kitchen.

Together they went to the kitchen and began putting the food in serving bowls.

But if they don't want our food, why would they follow us?

The men silently devoured their food and then helped her clean up the camp.

He offered to buy the food if I cooked the next week, I agreed.

Food issues are complex and deeply emotional.

She plunged into the food on her plate, discovering that Brandon wasn't bragging about his mother's cooking.

I think in the future, food will be free.

She finished the last of the food on her plate and carried it to the sink.

She stared at her food.

It was not the chewy ship food.

She'd been ignoring Kevin's calls for two days without caring he was the only person who could help her put food on the table.

I have eaten food pretty much my whole life.

They ate and then she put the remaining food in the refrigerator for Alex.

Alex didn't like highly spiced food, so she decided to bake Cornish game hens for the base of the meal.

We stopped briefly for a fast food lunch.

We carefully examined our as yet untouched food supply.

He still had food on his own plate.

They ate dinner at the busy food court.

In addition, how food affects us unquestionably has a lot to do with genetic factors, and because everyone has a different genetic makeup, different foods affect each of us differently.

I foresee a day when, on a Sunday afternoon, a family might drive (or actually be driven by their car) out to a farm to see where food comes from.

Long term, we will be better off manufacturing our food as opposed to growing it.

The way in which such food when manufactured is incorporated into, and enabled to build up, the living substance is again hidden in obscurity.

Why is civility so lacking in discussions about food, nutrition, and food policy?

Food security is a real issue, and nations that do not at least produce some kinds of food are at risk.

Her father objected and said that no child of his should be deprived of his food on any account.

But were the Indians interested in the people, or the food the wagons contained?

He proceeded to thank God for the food and company.

I need it instead of food.

Do you have any food? she asked.

He motioned for her to sit and brought her food and water.

The moon can hold us, but we'll need food and supplies until the space battle is over.

Food had become an overlooked stranger, and she'd found herself leaving her studio only for the bathroom and the bedroom.

Let's get some food.

The idea was till recently currently accepted, that anything which plants absorbed from without, and which went to build up their organic substance, or to supply them with energy, or to exert some beneficial influence upon their metabolism, coiistituted their food.

The cattle lowed from hunger, finding no food on the sun-parched meadows.

A plate of half-finished food sat on the coffee table, and the kitchen was a disaster.

Even more frustrated, he pulled the food out of the oven and retreated to his office, not caring that he was drenched.

Add to this, a backpack, some food and liquid, not to mention your garments.

I mean real food, sustenance.

Partaking human food is now extraneous, yet can still be quite enjoyable.

As he refilled the human's glass he continued, Why don't you have a few more drinks, make yourself some food; I'm sure Sarah stocked the fridge with all your favorites.

Katie sent me in to get some cat food.

They grabbed food from the small cafeteria that was devoid of people at the late hour of morning.

People overestimate how much food they need.