food
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
How often you will meet it
Rank 942 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,447 times across 157,096 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue also: nutrient
- any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment also: solid food food and drink
- anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking also: food for thought, intellectual nourishment
food in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The population was reduced to nameless articles of food.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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That made Kiki wonder what sort of food hawks ate.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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However, I have food to eat, and even a happy prospect of subsistence while life endures.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Then dropping the food in his hand back to the ground, he noiselessly melted into the bushes again.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Caesar never offered to walk with him: and he refused John's timid invitation to have food at the "Tudor Creameries."
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1