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food

 
Noun food has 3 senses
  1. food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue
    --1 is a kind of substance, matter
    --1 has parts: food
    --1 has particulars:
     yolk, vitellus; comfort food; comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals; fare; foodstuff, food product; nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals; commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals; feed, provender; miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven; beverage, drink, drinkable, potable; water; soul food; chyme
  2. food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink"
    --2 is a kind of
    solid
    --2 is a part of food, nutrient
    --2 has particulars:
     leftovers; fresh food, fresh foods; convenience food; chocolate; baked goods; meat; pasta, alimentary paste; health food; junk food; breakfast food; produce, green goods, green groceries, garden truck; coconut, coconut meat; dika bread; fish; seafood; butter; yogurt, yoghurt, yoghourt; cheese
  3. food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment - anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
    --3 is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
    --3 has particulars: pabulum
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