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food

Noun

is a type of: substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
subtypes:
- vitellus, yolk - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
- 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
- comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals - any substance that can be used as food
- fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
- food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
- aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals - a source of materials to nourish the body
- commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals - a stock or supply of foods
- feed, provender - food for domestic livestock
- manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food - (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
- beverage, drink, drinkable, potable - any liquid suitable for drinking
- water - a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
- soul food - food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South
- micronutrient - a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)
- chyme - a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum
- culture medium, medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
has: food, solid food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

same as: nutrient
is a type of: solid - matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
subtypes:
- leftovers - food remaining from a previous meal
- fresh food, fresh foods - food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking
- convenience food - any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating
- chocolate - a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
- baked goods - foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
- loaf - a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
- meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
- alimentary paste, pasta - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
- health food - any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health
- junk food - food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value
- breakfast food - any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast
- garden truck, green goods, green groceries, produce - fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
- coconut, coconut meat - the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries
- dika bread - somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples
- fish - the flesh of fish used as food
- seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
- butter - an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
- yoghourt, yoghurt, yogurt - a custard-like food made from curdled milk
- cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
- slop - (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink
is a part of: food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

same as: solid food
is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

subtypes: pabulum - insipid intellectual nourishment

same as: food for thought, intellectual nourishment

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