Definitions for food
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.9 / 9 votes

1. food, nutrientnoun

   any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

2. food, solid foodnoun

   any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

   "food and drink"

3. food, food for thought, intellectual nourishmentnoun

   anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 10 votes

1. foodnoun

   Any substance that is or can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

   The innkeeper brought them food and drink.

2. foodnoun

   Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.

   That is food for thought.

3. foodnoun

   A foodstuff.

   This shop stocks many hundreds of different foods.

4. Etymology: From fode, fude, from foda, from fōdô, from peh₂-. Cognate with fuid, föde, vöde, føde, föda, fæða, fæði,
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   0343, panis, pasco. Related to fodder, foster.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. FOODnoun

   Etymology: fædan, Sax. voeden, Dut. to feed; feed, Scott.

   1. Victuals; provision for the mouth.

   On my knees I beg,
   That you’ll vouchsafe me raiment, bed, and food. William Shakespeare.

   Much food is in the tillage of the poor. Prov. xiii. 23.

   Under whose lowly roof thou hast vouchsaf’d
   To enter, and these earthly fruits to taste;
   Food not of angels, yet accepted so,
   As that more willingly thou could’st not seem
   At heav’n’s high feasts t’ have fed. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   They give us food, which may with nectar vie,
   And wax that does the absent sun supply. Edmund Waller.

   2. Any thing that nourishes.

   Give me some musick: musick, moody food
   Of us that trade in love. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

   O dear son Edgar,
   The food of thy abused father’s wrath,
   Might I but live to see thee in my touch,
   I’d say, I had eyes again. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. food

   FOOD was an artist-run restaurant in SoHo, New York. FOOD was founded by artists Carol Goodden, Tina Girouard and Gordon Matta-Clark. FOOD was considered one of the first important restaurants in SoHo. Other individuals who were involved with FOOD included Suzanne Harris and Rachel Lew. FOOD was a place where artists in SoHo, especially those who were later involved in Avalanche magazine and the Anarchitecture group, could meet and enjoy food together. FOOD was considered to be both a business and an artistic "intervention in an urban setting." It has also been called a "landmark that still resonates in the history and mythology of SoHo in the 1970s."

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. food

   Food refers to any substance that is consumed by living organisms to provide them with the necessary nutrients, energy, and sustenance to support growth, development, and overall bodily functions. It can be derived from plants or animals and typically contains a combination of macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, and fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and water. Food is essential for survival, as it fuels physiological processes, promotes health, and contributes to overall well-being.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 6 votes

1. Foodnoun

   what is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment

2. Foodnoun

   anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes

3. Foodverb

   to supply with food

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 13 votes

1. Food

   Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Historically, people secured food through two methods: hunting and gathering, and agriculture. Today, most of the food energy consumed by the world population is supplied by the food industry. Food safety and food security are monitored by agencies like the International Association for Food Protection, World Resources Institute, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Food Information Council. They address issues such as sustainability, biological diversity, climate change, nutritional economics, population growth, water supply, and access to food. The right to food is a human right derived from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, recognizing the "right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food," as well as the "fundamental right to be free from hunger."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Food

   fōōd, n. what one feeds on: that which, being digested, nourishes the body: whatever sustains or promotes growth.—adjs. Food′ful, able to supply food abundantly; Food′less, without food. [A.S. fóda; Goth. fódeins, Sw. föda.]

2. Food

   fōōd, n. (Spens.). Same as Feud.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Food

   Any substances taken in by the body that provide nourishment.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. food

   Food has two functions, building up the body, and supplying it with force. Substances used as food may be divided into elements which are oxidizable and those conducive to chemical changes. Milk contains all the necessary elements in the best form. The nourishing elements of foods are usually classed under the heads of albuminates, fats, carbo-hydrates, and salts. In regard to the part played by the condiments used in flavoring and seasoning, and such things as tea, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, etc., little is positively known beyond the fact that some of them are useful in exciting the salivary and alimentary secretions. The amount of food necessary to health and vigor varies with the kind and amount of occupation, the character of the climate, and specifically with the individual. Playfair and Parkes give the following as the average daily allowance of anhydrous food for an adult, in avoirdupois ounces:

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. food

   A variety of vegetarian matter suitable for an animal or human to eat and provide energy and nutrients to contribute to their life and optimum health

   Food is vital to sustain life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'food' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #486

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'food' in Written Corpus Frequency: #710

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'food' in Nouns Frequency: #168

Anagrams for food »

1. oodf

2. doof

How to pronounce food?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of food in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of food in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of food in a Sentence

1. David Biderman:

   With Earth Day approaching, With Earth's more important than ever to manage our waste and recyclables properly, we need to make sure that material we're putting in our recycling bins are clean and not contaminated by non-recyclable material like food. People trash yogurt containers, but if there's yogurt in there, that's a problem.

2. Alexander Gerlakh:

   I see how people are living and how needy they are now. They're losing their jobs, and many families are cutting back on spending to finance loans. People cannot pay, jobs are being lost in all industries except food. Just next to our factory is a factory that produces parts for railway engines. The buyers have no money to pay and they cannot afford to buy the raw materials to fulfill their orders. It's a chain ... Whole sectors are moving into a period of stagnation.

3. Nicolas Huktin:

   Just seeing the shelves just bare, it's pretty nerve-racking, especially when you start getting down to your last couple of cans and you're just not sure what you're going to if you can't find that formula, we're in a situation where our children are on this formula because of the calorie content of it -- not because they have food allergies -- so if we really needed to, we could put them on a different formula -- but only if we needed to... There are a lot of families that don't have that option.

4. Sandie Blanchet:

   What parents have told us is that they start the journey with some water and some food, but they don't realize how far it is and how long it's going to take them, so at some point during the trip, they don't have water, food, there's nothing available, so they start drinking the water from the river, which is not potable.

5. Samson Ogbole:

   We're bringing in technology into agriculture so that the youth can actually see this as a viable option, we also want to ensure that food production is no longer seasonal, and we're also bringing in smart sensor technologies into agriculture so that you're able to get feedback from your plants.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=food
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Food
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=food
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=food
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=food
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html