any substance containing nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that can be ingested by a living organism and metabolized into energy and body tissue
▶ Related adjective: alimentary
2.
nourishment in more or less solid form as opposed to liquid form
food and drink
3.
anything that provides mental nourishment or stimulus
food for thought
Synonyms of 'kai'
food, grub, provisions, fare
More Synonyms of kai
(noun)
Definition
food
(New Zealand, informal)
I'm starving - let's have some kai.
Synonyms
food
Enjoy your food!
grub (slang)
Get yourself some grub and come and sit down.
provisions
fare
traditional Portuguese fare
board
Free room and board are provided for all hotel staff.
commons
eats (slang)
feed
a crop grown for animal feed
diet
Watch your diet – you need plenty of fruit and vegetables.
meat
They gave meat and drink to the poor.
bread
I go to work, I put bread on the table, I pay the mortgage.
tuck (informal)
The wags from the rival house were ready to snaffle his tuck.
tucker (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
rations
nutrition
There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal flesh.
tack (informal)
refreshment
Some refreshments would be nice.
scoff (slang)
nibbles
foodstuffs
nourishment
He was unable to take nourishment for several days.
chow (informal)
sustenance
The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance.
nosh (slang)
It served delicious, authentic nosh
daily bread
victuals
edibles
comestibles
provender
It's excellent provender, skilfully prepared.
nosebag (slang)
pabulum (rare)
nutriment
vittles (obsolete, dialect)
viands
aliment
eatables (slang)
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of board
Definition
a person's meals, provided regularly for money
Free room and board are provided for all hotel staff.
Synonyms
meals,
food,
eats (informal),
provisions,
refreshments,
grub (informal),
kai (New Zealand, informal),
sustenance,
nosh (informal),
victuals,
edibles,
daily meals
in the sense of bread
Definition
necessary food
I go to work, I put bread on the table, I pay the mortgage.
Synonyms
food,
provisions,
fare,
necessities,
subsistence,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
nourishment,
sustenance,
victuals,
nutriment,
viands,
aliment
in the sense of diet
Definition
to follow a special diet so as to lose weight
Watch your diet – you need plenty of fruit and vegetables.
Synonyms
food,
provisions,
fare,
rations,
subsistence,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
nourishment,
sustenance,
victuals,
commons,
edibles,
comestibles,
nutriment,
viands,
aliment
Nearby words of
kai
jut
juvenile
juxtaposition
kai
kak
kaleidoscopic
kamikaze
Synonyms of 'kai'
kai
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of fare
Definition
a range of food and drink
traditional Portuguese fare
Synonyms
food,
meals,
diet,
provisions,
board,
commons,
table (formal),
feed,
menu,
rations,
tack (informal),
kai (New Zealand, informal),
nourishment,
sustenance,
victuals,
nosebag (slang),
nutriment,
vittles (obsolete, dialect),
eatables
in the sense of feed
Definition
food, esp. that given to animals or babies
a crop grown for animal feed
Synonyms
food,
fodder,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
forage,
silage,
provender,
pasturage
in the sense of grub
Definition
food
Get yourself some grub and come and sit down.
Synonyms
food,
feed,
rations,
tack (informal),
eats (slang),
kai (New Zealand, informal),
sustenance,
nosh (slang),
victuals,
nosebag (slang),
vittles (obsolete, dialect)
in the sense of meat
They gave meat and drink to the poor.
Synonyms
food,
provisions,
nourishment,
sustenance,
eats (slang),
fare,
flesh,
rations,
grub (slang),
subsistence,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
chow (informal),
nosh (slang),
victuals,
comestibles,
provender,
nutriment,
viands,
aliment
in the sense of nosh
Definition
food
It served delicious, authentic nosh
Synonyms
food,
eats (slang),
fare,
grub (slang),
feed,
tack (informal),
scoff (slang),
kai (New Zealand, informal),
chow (informal),
sustenance,
victuals,
comestibles,
nosebag (slang),
vittles (obsolete, dialect),
viands,
aliment
in the sense of nourishment
Definition
the food needed to nourish the body
He was unable to take nourishment for several days.
Synonyms
food,
nutrition,
sustenance,
nutriment,
tack (informal),
kai (New Zealand, informal),
victuals,
vittles (obsolete, dialect),
viands,
aliment
in the sense of nutriment
Definition
the food or nourishment required by all living things to grow and stay healthy
Synonyms
food,
support,
diet,
nutrition,
foodstuff,
subsistence,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
nourishment,
sustenance,
aliment
in the sense of nutrition
Definition
the process of taking in and absorbing nutrients
There are alternative sources of nutrition to animal flesh.
Synonyms
food,
nourishment,
sustenance,
nutriment
in the sense of provender
It's excellent provender, skilfully prepared.
Synonyms
food,
eats (slang),
supplies,
feed,
provisions,
fare,
rations,
groceries,
tack (informal),
grub (slang),
foodstuffs,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
sustenance,
nosh (slang),
victuals,
edibles,
comestibles,
nosebag (slang),
vittles (obsolete, dialect),
eatables
in the sense of refreshment
Definition
snacks and drinks served as a light meal
Some refreshments would be nice.
Synonyms
food and drink,
drinks,
snacks,
nibbles (informal),
sustenance,
titbits,
comestibles,
kai (New Zealand, informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of sustenance
Definition
means of maintaining health or life
The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance.
Synonyms
nourishment,
food,
provisions,
rations,
refreshments,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
daily bread,
victuals,
edibles,
comestibles,
provender,
aliment,
eatables,
refection
in the sense of tuck
Definition
food, esp. cakes and sweets
The wags from the rival house were ready to snaffle his tuck.