English noun: victuals |
1. | victuals (food) a stock or supply of foods |
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| Synonyms | commissariat, provender, provisions, viands |
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| Broader (hypernym) | food, nutrient |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | food cache, larder |
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2. | victuals (food) a source of materials to nourish the body |
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| Synonyms | aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | food, nutrient |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | course, dainty, delicacy, dish, fast food, finger food, goody, ingesta, kickshaw, kosher, meal, mess, milk, mince, puree, repast, stodge, treat, vitamin, wheat germ |
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3. | victuals (food) any substance that can be used as food |
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| Synonyms | comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual |
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| Broader (hypernym) | food, nutrient |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | tuck |
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