English noun: food |
| 1. | food any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue |
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| Synonyms | nutrient |
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| Broader (hypernym) | substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aliment, alimentation, beverage, chyme, comestible, comfort food, commissariat, culture medium, drink, drinkable, eatable, edible, fare, feed, food product, foodstuff, manna, manna from heaven, medium, micronutrient, miraculous food, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, potable, provender, provender, provisions, soul food, sustenance, viands, victual, victuals, victuals, victuals, vitellus, water, yolk |
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| Part holonym | food, solid food |
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| 2. | food (food) any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment |
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| Samples | Food and drink.
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| Synonyms | solid food |
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| Broader (hypernym) | solid |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alimentary paste, baked goods, breakfast food, butter, cheese, chocolate, coconut, coconut meat, convenience food, dika bread, fish, fresh food, fresh foods, garden truck, green goods, green groceries, health food, junk food, leftovers, loaf, meat, pasta, produce, seafood, slop, yoghourt, yoghurt, yogurt |
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| Part meronym | food, nutrient |
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| 3. | food (cognition) anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking |
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| Synonyms | food for thought, intellectual nourishment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | pabulum |
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