Food
noun
Any substance that people or animals eat or plants absorb to maintain life and growth.
I need to get some food from the supermarket.
Often appears as...
- food chain
- food court
noun
Something that provides mental stimulation for thinking.
Her speech was food for thought.
noun
A type of food associated with a particular region, culture or time.
The food in Italy is known for its delicious flavors.
Often appears as...
- ethnic food
- greek food
noun
In computing, a set of data or instructions given to a machine or system.
The algorithm processes the input data as food for generating output.
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Technical
noun
Any substance that people or animals eat or plants absorb to maintain life and growth.
I need to get some food from the supermarket.
Often appears as...
- food chain
- food court
noun
Something that provides mental stimulation for thinking.
Her speech was food for thought.
noun
A type of food associated with a particular region, culture or time.
The food in Italy is known for its delicious flavors.
Often appears as...
- ethnic food
- greek food
noun
In computing, a set of data or instructions given to a machine or system.
The algorithm processes the input data as food for generating output.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Meaning
The word 'food' refers to a wide variety of items you can eat.
Fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy are all types of food.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Importance
Food can represent culture and may include specific dishes for holidays or events.
Mooncakes are traditional food during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Pro Tip 3/3Essential for Life
'Food' implies essential sustenance necessary for survival.
Access to food is a basic human right.
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Meaning
The word 'food' refers to a wide variety of items you can eat.
Fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy are all types of food.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Importance
Food can represent culture and may include specific dishes for holidays or events.
Mooncakes are traditional food during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Pro Tip 3/3Essential for Life
'Food' implies essential sustenance necessary for survival.
Access to food is a basic human right.
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Meaning
The word 'food' refers to a wide variety of items you can eat.
Fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy are all types of food.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Importance
Food can represent culture and may include specific dishes for holidays or events.
Mooncakes are traditional food during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Pro Tip 3/3Essential for Life
'Food' implies essential sustenance necessary for survival.
Access to food is a basic human right.
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If you rarely eat sugar or don't eat much at a time, the effect is similar to that of the balanced meal. But if you eat too much, the dopamine response does not level out. In other words, eating lots of sugar will continue to feel rewarding. In this way, sugar behaves a little bit like a drug. It's one reason people seem to be hooked on sugary foods.
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What is obesity? - Mia...
for the brain to measure food intake and fat storage. There is, however, some evidence that well-monitored, long-term changes in behavior can lead to improvements in obesity-related health issues. And weight loss from sustained lifestyle changes, or invasive treatments like bariatric surgery,
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What is a calorie? -...
So we have to be able to measure the energy we consume and use, and we do so with a unit called the calorie. One calorie, the kind we measure in food, also called a large calorie, is defined as the amount of energy it would take to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water
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Fighting Over Abandoned...
shrimp like krill a staple food in the antarctic come here for their winter growth relatively safe from penguins and seals at least until the ice melts this is a world that humans have only recently been able to explore and nearly every day something new is
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How to rebuild the world...
bake bread and the heat of the fire makes the food taste nice but most importantly helps to break down the food so that we can absorb it so in a very real sense the mill stones are like a technological extension of our own molar
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Deep Sea Diving For Food...
spring has made life easier the edge of the ice is nearer than it used to be and getting food for the chicks is that much quicker on the other hand the chicks are growing fast and are a lot more demanding
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation.
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Pumas learn to share PIPE...
when the pumas kill the wanako they live sometimes the carcass to other animals so every kill the apuma makes it serves as a food for foxes for caracaras for many other scavengers is very very important
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A Spoon You Can Eat Is a...
chemical complexes in it phthalates chill aids bisphenol this cause cancer these leach into food they don't biodegrade but still we using whole lot of plastic disposable cutlery why are we
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How Climate Change...
over the rocks to a place where they can be fed in peace adelies usually have two chicks each and the most aggressive one is always fed first as the pack eye shrinks food is scarce
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
If you rarely eat sugar or don't eat much at a time, the effect is similar to that of the balanced meal. But if you eat too much, the dopamine response does not level out. In other words, eating lots of sugar will continue to feel rewarding. In this way, sugar behaves a little bit like a drug. It's one reason people seem to be hooked on sugary foods.
Video examples
What is obesity? - Mia...
for the brain to measure food intake and fat storage. There is, however, some evidence that well-monitored, long-term changes in behavior can lead to improvements in obesity-related health issues. And weight loss from sustained lifestyle changes, or invasive treatments like bariatric surgery,
Video examples
What is a calorie? -...
So we have to be able to measure the energy we consume and use, and we do so with a unit called the calorie. One calorie, the kind we measure in food, also called a large calorie, is defined as the amount of energy it would take to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water
Video examples
Fighting Over Abandoned...
shrimp like krill a staple food in the antarctic come here for their winter growth relatively safe from penguins and seals at least until the ice melts this is a world that humans have only recently been able to explore and nearly every day something new is
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
bake bread and the heat of the fire makes the food taste nice but most importantly helps to break down the food so that we can absorb it so in a very real sense the mill stones are like a technological extension of our own molar
Video examples
Deep Sea Diving For Food...
spring has made life easier the edge of the ice is nearer than it used to be and getting food for the chicks is that much quicker on the other hand the chicks are growing fast and are a lot more demanding
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
we must focus on how we can help children grow up healthy. We must ask if farmers in rural communities can thrive, and if everyone can afford the food. We must try to minimize environmental degradation.
Video examples
Pumas learn to share PIPE...
when the pumas kill the wanako they live sometimes the carcass to other animals so every kill the apuma makes it serves as a food for foxes for caracaras for many other scavengers is very very important
Video examples
A Spoon You Can Eat Is a...
chemical complexes in it phthalates chill aids bisphenol this cause cancer these leach into food they don't biodegrade but still we using whole lot of plastic disposable cutlery why are we
Video examples
How Climate Change...
over the rocks to a place where they can be fed in peace adelies usually have two chicks each and the most aggressive one is always fed first as the pack eye shrinks food is scarce
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Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I'll always be known reaching out to young people who have no one to help them out, so I help them out with a place to stay or some food to eat or some change for their pocket.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
This is the richest country in the world. There's no reason kids should be going to school hungry. Food is something that everyone should have. It just is.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
The fact that food plays such an important part in my films has everything to do with my family.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
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Perez Hilton
American Journalist
I've had a love-hate 'relationship with food for most of my life.
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Kelis
American Musician
I'm a multi-platinum recording artist; my passion is food.
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Shervin Pishevar
Iranian Businessman
Let's feed the world better food.
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Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I'll always be known reaching out to young people who have no one to help them out, so I help them out with a place to stay or some food to eat or some change for their pocket.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
This is the richest country in the world. There's no reason kids should be going to school hungry. Food is something that everyone should have. It just is.
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Lewis Hamilton
British Driver
I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
The fact that food plays such an important part in my films has everything to do with my family.
Quote examples
Plato
Greek Philosopher
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
Quote examples
Perez Hilton
American Journalist
I've had a love-hate 'relationship with food for most of my life.
Quote examples
Kelis
American Musician
I'm a multi-platinum recording artist; my passion is food.
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Shervin Pishevar
Iranian Businessman
Let's feed the world better food.
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