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bite |
a quick meal; snack. [1/10 definitions] |
candy bar |
a sweet in the form of a bar, often made of chocolate or of chocolate along with other ingredients such as caramel, nougat, nuts, and the like, eaten as a snack. |
chip1 |
a very thin slice of food that has been baked or fried until crisp. Chips are often eaten as a snack. [1/6 definitions] |
crudités |
cut-up raw vegetables, usu. served with a dip, as an appetizer or party snack. |
gorp |
a mixture of raisins, nuts, dry cereal, and the like eaten as a high-energy snack; trail mix. |
granola |
a dry mixture of ingredients such as grains, raisins, nuts, and honey. It is eaten as a snack or breakfast cereal. |
junk food |
snack food that does not give the body many nutrients. Junk food usually contains a great deal of fat or sugar. |
nosh |
(informal) a snack, esp. a forbidden tidbit eaten secretly. [2 definitions] |
popcorn |
the popped kernels of corn that are eaten as a snack food. [1/2 definitions] |
snack |
to eat a quick, light meal between meals; have a snack. [1/3 definitions] |
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