food

  • 21Food —    The situation with food, restaurants, and diet changed from extreme scarcity in the late Soviet period to extraordinary abundance after 2000. Simultaneously, the food on offer transitioned from the stereotypically bland menus and inefficient… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • 22food — foodless, adj. foodlessness, n. /foohd/, n. 1. any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc. 2. more or less solid nourishment, as distinguished from liquids …

    Universalium

  • 23food —    The history of any nation’s diet is the history of the nation itself, with food fashions, fads and fancies mapping episodes of colonialism and migration, trade and exploration, cultural exchange and boundary marking. British food is no… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • 24FOOD — The Biblical Period Diet in Ereẓ Israel during the biblical period was dependent mostly on the food supply of the closed agricultural economy. Most agricultural produce came from permanent settlements, and some wild plants were gathered, while… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 25food — /fu:d/ noun 1 (U) things that people and animals eat, such as vegetables or meat: The food s great and it s not that expensive. | There are food shortages in many areas. 2 (C, U) a particular type of food : junk food/health food etc: All he ever… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26food */*/*/ — UK [fuːd] / US [fud] noun Word forms food : singular food plural foods [uncountable] the things that people or animals eat Prices of food and clothing have risen dramatically in recent years. All the food is cooked and served by volunteer helpers …

    English dictionary

  • 27food — n. 1) to cook, prepare; heat; reheat food 2) to bolt, gulp (down); eat; swallow food 3) appetizing, delicious, tasty; coarse; exotic; fine; heavy; light; nourishing, wholesome; plain; rich; simple; spicy food 4) frozen; gourmet; health; junk;… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 28food — [[t]fu͟ːd[/t]] ♦ foods 1) N MASS Food is what people and animals eat. → See also , fast food, , junk food, wholefood Enjoy your food. ...supplies of food and water. ...emergency food aid. ...frozen foods. 2) PH …

    English dictionary

  • 29food — n. 1 a nutritious substance, esp. solid in form, that can be taken into an animal or a plant to maintain life and growth. 2 ideas as a resource for or stimulus to mental work (food for thought). Phrases and idioms: food additive a substance added …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30Food —    Originally the Creator granted the use of the vegetable world for food to man (Gen. 1:29), with the exception mentioned (2:17). The use of animal food was probably not unknown to the antediluvians. There is, however, a distinct law on the… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary