food
nutrient | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue |
| cottage industry | small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment |
industry
manufacture | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale, American industry is making increased use of computers to control production |
| food fish | any fish used for food by human beings |
delicatessen
deli
food shop | a shop selling ready-to-eat food products |
dumbwaiter
food elevator | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another |
food additive
artificial additive | an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life |
| food court | an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) |
| food processor | a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades, used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food |
| food hamper | a hamper for packing and transporting food |
grocery store
grocery
food market
market | a marketplace where groceries are sold, the grocery store included a meat market |
luxury liner
express luxury liner | a liner equipped for sumptuous living |
turner
food turner | cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle, used for turning or serving food |
diligence
industriousness
industry | persevering determination to perform a task, his diligence won him quick promotions, frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues |
| luxury | something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity |
lavishness
luxury sumptuosity
sumptuousness | the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive |
food
food for thought
intellectual nourishment | anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking |
food
solid food | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment, food and drink |
| comfort food | food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing, typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking |
| fast food | inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly |
| finger food | food to be eaten with the fingers |
soft diet
pap
spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
foodstuff
food product | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
coloring
colouring
food coloring
food colouring
food color
food colour | a digestible substance used to give color to food, food color made from vegetable dyes |
| food cache | food in a secure or hidden storage place |
fresh food
fresh foods | food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking |
frozen food
frozen foods | food preserved by freezing |
canned food
canned foods
canned goods
tinned goods | food preserved by canning |
dehydrated food
dehydrated foods | food preserved by dehydration |
| convenience food | any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating |
delicatessen
delicatessen food | ready-to-eat food products |
takeout
takeout food
takeaway | prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises, in England they call takeout food `takeaway' |
devil's food
devil's food cake | very dark chocolate cake |
angel cake
angel food cake | a light sponge cake made without egg yolks |
| health food | any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health |
| junk food | food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value |
| breakfast food | any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast |
raw vegetable
rabbit food | an uncooked vegetable |
| snack food | food for light meals or for eating between meals |
grain
food grain
cereal | foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses |
| cud rechewed food | food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again |
bird feed
bird food
birdseed | food given to birds, usually mixed seeds |
petfood
pet-food
pet food | food prepared for animal pets |
| dog food | food prepared for dogs |
| cat food | food prepared for cats |
miraculous food
manna
manna from heaven | (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus |
| soul food | food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South |
| food company | a company that processes and sells food |
| industry | the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise, each industry has its own trade publications |
aluminum business
aluminum industry | manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group |