diet
21diet — n. 1) to be on, follow, stick to a diet; to go on a diet 2) to prescribe a diet 3) a balanced, well balanced; bland; crash; reducing; special; starvation; steady; therapeutic diet 4) a high calorie; high carbohydrate; high fiber, high fibre; high …
22diet*/*/ — [ˈdaɪət] noun I 1) [C/U] the food that a person or animal usually eats Try to eat a balanced diet.[/ex] The bird has a diet of nuts and berries.[/ex] 2) [C] a limited range or amount of food that someone chooses to eat in order to be healthy or… …
23diet — {{11}}diet (1) regular food, early 13c., from O.Fr. diete (13c.) diet, pittance, fare, from M.L. dieta parliamentary assembly, also a day s work, diet, daily food allowance, from L. diaeta prescribed way of life, from Gk. diaita, originally way… …
24diet — 1 noun 1 KIND OF FOOD (C, U) the kind of food that someone eats each day: It is important to have a balanced, healthy diet. | a vegetarian diet (+ of): They exist on a diet of fish. 2 TO GET THIN (C) a limited range and amount of food that you… …
25diet — I di•et [[t]ˈdaɪ ɪt[/t]] n. 1) nut food and drink considered in terms of qualities, composition, and effects on health 2) nut a particular selection of food, esp. for improving a person s physical condition or to prevent or treat disease: a low… …
26diet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English diete, from Anglo French, from Latin diaeta, from Greek diaita, literally, manner of living, from diaitasthai to lead one s life Date: 13th century 1. a. food and drink regularly provided or consumed b. habitual… …
27diet — 1. Food and drink in general. 2. A prescribed course of eating and drinking in which the amount and kind of food, as well as the times at which it is to be taken, are regulated for therapeutic purposes. 3. Reduction of caloric intake so as to… …
28diet — 1. noun a) The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. The diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo. b) A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health …
29diet — 1. noun 1) a healthy diet Syn: food, nutrition, eating habits 2) she s on a diet Syn: dietary regime, regimen, restricted diet, fast, abstinence • Ant …
30diet — I. /ˈdaɪət / (say duyuht) noun 1. food considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: milk is a wholesome article of diet. 2. a particular selection of food, especially as prescribed to improve the physical… …
