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VICTUALS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any substance that can be used as food
Synonyms:
comestible; eatable; edible; pabulum; victual; victuals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("victuals" is a kind of...):
food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "victuals"):
tuck (eatables (especially sweets))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A source of materials to nourish the body
Synonyms:
aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("victuals" is a kind of...):
food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "victuals"):
vitamin (any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism)
wheat germ (embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins)
stodge (heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food)
puree (food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender)
mince (food chopped into small bits)
mess (soft semiliquid food)
meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)
kosher (food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law)
ingesta (solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth)
finger food (food to be eaten with the fingers)
fast food (inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly)
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
dainty; delicacy; goody; kickshaw; treat (something considered choice to eat)
course (part of a meal served at one time)
milk (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A stock or supply of foods
Synonyms:
commissariat; provender; provisions; viands; victuals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("victuals" is a kind of...):
food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "victuals"):
food cache (food in a secure or hidden storage place)
larder (a supply of food especially for a household)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb victual
