sustenance

Noun
  1. A source of materials to nourish the body (synset 107586285)
    is a type of: food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
    subtypes:
    • milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
    • course - part of a meal served at one time
    • dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat - something considered choice to eat
    • dish - a particular item of prepared food
    • fast food - inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly
    • finger food - food to be eaten with the fingers
    • ingesta - solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
    • kosher - food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
    • meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
    • mess - soft semiliquid food
    • mince - food chopped into small bits
    • puree - food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
    • stodge - heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
    • wheat germ - embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
    • vitamin - any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
    same as: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, victuals
  2. The financial means whereby one lives (synset 113386459)
    "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
    is a type of: resource - available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
    subtypes:
    same as: bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support
  3. The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence (synset 101218681)
    "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
    is a type of: support - the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
    same as: maintenance, sustainment, sustentation, upkeep

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