food

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food is part of the Basic English 850.

This word was selected as the Word of the Day for 09-05-2006.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Related words 2.3 See also

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: /fo͞od/
• IPA: /fuːd/
• SAMPA: /fu:d/
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[change] Noun

Singular food

Plural foods

1. (countable & uncountable) Food is what people eat for nutrition when they are hungry.

   We grow our own food.

   He eats many foods from other lands.

[change] Synonyms

• grub
• sustenance

[change] Related words

• cook
• cooked
• edible
• feed
• inedible
• raw
• uncooked

[change] See also

• carnivore
• herbivore
• omnivore
• vegan
• vegetarian