food (A1)

noun

Pronunciation: /fuːd/

Definition

Any substance that people or animals eat or drink to stay alive and healthy.

Examples

• The restaurant serves delicious food.

• We need to store food for the winter.

• What kind of food do you like to eat?

How to Use food

food for thought (idiom)

Something that makes you think seriously about a subject. — "The article gave me a lot of food for thought."

food poisoning (collocation)

Illness caused by eating contaminated food. — "He got food poisoning from the chicken."

Synonyms of food

Words with a similar meaning to food:

• fare
• provisions
• sustenance

Antonyms of food

Words with the opposite meaning to food:

• poison
• starvation

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