foodnoun [ C or U ]
uk/fuːd/us/fuːd/A1 something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive:
baby food
cat food
plant food
There was a lot of food and drink at the party.
I'm allergic to certain foods.
More examples
- All the shops were closed, so we couldn't buy any food.
- The fridge keeps food at a constant temperature.
- We have only a small amount of food and clothing to deal out to each refugee.
- I'll bring some food along and we can have a picnic.
- Many snack foods are high in salt, sugar and fat.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- carb
- chanterelle
- chow
- diabetic
- fibre
- fruits of the earth idiom
- greengrocer
- grocer
- grocery
- health food
- pap
- refreshment
- roughage
- serving
- shelf life
- speciality
- specialty
- tuck
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Idiom(s)
be off your food
give sb food for thought