food
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1. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)
| hypernym | : | substance, |
| definition | : | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | vitellus, yolk, |
| definition | : | nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | comfort food, |
| definition | : | food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | fare, |
| definition | : | the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | food product, foodstuff, |
| definition | : | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | water, |
| definition | : | a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | soul food, |
| definition | : | food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | micronutrient, |
| definition | : | a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chyme, |
| definition | : | a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | culture medium, medium, |
| definition | : | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms (noun.substance) |
| part holonym | : | food, solid food, |
| definition | : | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment (noun.food) |
2. anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | pabulum, |
| definition | : | insipid intellectual nourishment (noun.cognition) |
3. any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | solid, |
| definition | : | matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | leftovers, |
| definition | : | food remaining from a previous meal (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | fresh food, fresh foods, |
| definition | : | food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | convenience food, |
| definition | : | any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | chocolate, |
| definition | : | a food made from roasted ground cacao beans (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | baked goods, |
| definition | : | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | loaf, |
| definition | : | a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | meat, |
| definition | : | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | alimentary paste, pasta, |
| definition | : | shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | health food, |
| definition | : | any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | junk food, |
| definition | : | food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | breakfast food, |
| definition | : | any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | coconut, coconut meat, |
| definition | : | the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | dika bread, |
| definition | : | somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | fish, |
| definition | : | the flesh of fish used as food (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | seafood, |
| definition | : | edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | butter, |
| definition | : | an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | cheese, |
| definition | : | a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | slop, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink (noun.food) |
| part meronym | : | food, nutrient, |
| definition | : | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops) |
4. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)
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