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food
- pronunciation:
- fud
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noun |
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anything that living creatures eat.
Scientists are studying ways to grow more food.Honey is food for bees.- similar words:
- bread, feed
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diet, dish |
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accessories that protect from food |
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apron, bib |
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descriptions of some foods |
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cooked, delicious, kosher, raw, salty, sour, sweet, tasty, tough |
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examples of food |
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apple, artichoke, asparagus, bacon, banana, bean, beef, beet, bologna, broccoli, burrito, casserole, cauliflower, chicken, chili, chocolate, citrus, clam, collard, corn, crab, cucumber, date, drumstick, egg, eggplant, fig, flounder, grits, ham, hamburger, hash, hot dog, jerky, lamb, lasagna, legume, lemon, lettuce, lime, loaf, lobster, meatball, mincemeat, mush, mushroom, mussel, mutton, nectarine, oatmeal, olive, omelet, orange, parsnip, pasta, patty, pea, peach, pear, pepper, perch, pickle, pie, quahog, radish, raspberry, ravioli, sardine, scallop, shrimp, soup, spinach, squash, stew, strawberry, tangerine, tomato, tuna, turkey, turnip, zucchini |
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negatively associated with food |
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mold, poison |
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some actions associated with food |
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bite, can, cater, chew, cook, diet, digest, dish, fast, feast, feed, forage, freeze, garnish, gorge, grind, harvest, hunt, lap, nibble, nourish, pickle, prepare, preserve, refrigerate, salt, season, serve, slurp, snack, spread, starve, stuff, swallow, taste, treat, vomit, wolf, wrap |
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some effects of food |
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allergy, energy, indigestion, nourishment |
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some events associated with food |
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banquet, barbecue, breakfast, buffet, clambake, cookout, dinner, feast, lunch, luncheon, meal, mess, picnic, roast, snack, supper, tea |
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some ingredients in foods |
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calorie, carbohydrate, fiber, mineral, nutrient, preservative, protein, starch, vitamin |
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some kinds of foods |
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bread, fish, fruit, grain, herb, meat, poultry, spice, staple, vegetable |
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some means of providing food |
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farming, fishing, gardening, gathering, hunting, picking, planting |
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some people associated with food |
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baker, butcher, chef, cook, dietician, farmer, fisherman, gourmet, grocer, server, vegetarian, waiter, waitress |
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some places for buying food |
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bar, cafeteria, canteen, delicatessen, diner, grocery, mess, restaurant, store, supermarket |
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some places for storing food |
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cabinet, can, cupboard, freezer, icebox, jar, kitchen, larder, pantry, refrigerator, sack, shelf |
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some terms for portioning food |
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helping, meal, provision, rations, serving |
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some things that food affects |
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development, growth, health, nutrition |
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some things used for serving food |
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bowl, buffet, cellophane, china, chopsticks, counter, dish, fork, knife, napkin, pan, plate, platter, pot, saucer, scoop, service, silverware, spoon, table, tablecloth, tray, utensil |
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without food |
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famine, hunger, malnutrition |
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