food
Roget category 298
2. Words relating to space› 2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.4. Motion with reference to direction
#298.
[Eating.]
Food
noun
eating
etc.
v. —
deglutition,
gulp,
epulation†,
mastication,
manducation†,
rumination —
gluttony
etc.
957.
[eating specific foods]
hippophagy†,
ichthyophagy†.
[Eating anatomy:]
(appetite)
etc.
865 —
mouth,
jaws,
mandible,
mazard†,
gob [Slang],
chops.
drinking
etc.
v. —
potation,
draught,
libation —
carousal
etc.
(amusement)
840 —
drunkenness
etc.
959.
food,
pabulum —
aliment,
nourishment,
nutriment —
sustenance,
sustentation,
sustention —
nurture,
subsistence,
provender,
corn,
feed,
fodder,
provision,
ration,
keep,
commons,
board —
commissariat
etc.
(provision)
637 —
prey,
forage,
pasture,
pasturage —
fare,
cheer —
diet,
dietary —
regimen —
belly timber,
staff of life —
bread,
bread and cheese.
comestibles,
eatables,
victuals,
edibles,
ingesta —
grub,
grubstake,
prog†,
meat —
bread,
bread stuffs —
cerealia† —
cereals —
viands,
cates†,
delicacy,
dainty,
creature comforts,
contents of the larder,
fleshpots —
festal board —
ambrosia —
good cheer,
good living.
beef,
bisquit†,
bun —
cornstarch [U.S.] —
cookie,
cooky [U.S.] —
cracker,
doughnut —
fatling† —
hardtack,
hoecake [U.S.],
hominy [U.S.] —
mutton,
pilot bread —
pork —
roti†,
rusk,
ship biscuit —
veal —
joint,
piece de resistance [Fr.],
roast and boiled —
remove,
entremet†,
releve [Fr.],
hash,
rechauffe [Fr.],
stew,
ragout,
fricassee,
mince —
pottage,
potage†,
broth,
soup,
consomme,
puree,
spoonmeat† —
pie,
pasty,
volauvent† —
pudding,
omelet —
pastry —
sweets
etc.
296 —
kickshaws† —
condiment
etc.
393.
appetizer,
hors d'oeuvre [Fr.].
main course,
entree.
alligator pear,
apple
&c.,
apple slump —
artichoke —
ashcake†,
griddlecake,
pancake,
flapjack —
atole†,
avocado,
banana,
beche de mer [Fr.],
barbecue,
beefsteak —
beet root —
blackberry,
blancmange,
bloater,
bouilli†,
bouillon,
breadfruit,
chop suey [U.S.] —
chowder,
chupatty†,
clam,
compote,
damper,
fish,
frumenty†,
grapes,
hasty pudding,
ice cream,
lettuce,
mango,
mangosteen,
mince pie,
oatmeal,
oyster,
pineapple,
porridge,
porterhouse steak,
salmis†,
sauerkraut,
sea slug,
sturgeon
("Albany beef"),
succotash [U.S.],
supawn [U.S.],
trepang†,
vanilla,
waffle,
walnut.
table,
cuisine,
bill of fare,
menu,
table d'hote [Fr.],
ordinary,
entree.
meal,
repast,
feed,
spread —
mess —
dish,
plate,
course —
regale —
regalement†,
refreshment,
entertainment —
refection,
collation,
picnic,
feast,
banquet,
junket —
breakfast —
lunch,
luncheon —
dejeuner [Fr.],
bever†,
tiffin†,
dinner,
supper,
snack,
junk food,
fast food,
whet,
bait,
dessert —
potluck,
table d'hote [Fr.],
dejeuner a la fourchette [Fr.] —
hearty meal,
square meal,
substantial meal,
full meal —
blowout [Slang] —
light refreshment —
bara†,
chotahazri† —
bara khana†.
mouthful,
bolus,
gobbet†,
morsel,
sop,
sippet†.
drink,
beverage,
liquor,
broth,
soup —
potion,
dram,
draught,
drench,
swill [Slang] —
nip,
sip,
sup,
gulp.
wine,
spirits,
liqueur,
beer,
ale,
malt liquor,
Sir John Barleycorn,
stingo†,
heavy wet —
grog,
toddy,
flip,
purl,
punch,
negus†,
cup,
bishop,
wassail —
gin
etc.
(intoxicating liquor)
959 —
coffee,
chocolate,
cocoa,
tea,
the cup that cheers but not inebriates —
bock beer,
lager beer,
Pilsener beer,
schenck beer† —
Brazil tea,
cider,
claret,
ice water,
mate,
mint julep [U.S.] —
near beer,
3.
2 beer,
non-alcoholic beverage.
eating house
etc.
189.
[person who eats]
diner —
hippophage —
glutton
etc.
957.
verb
eat,
feed,
fare,
devour,
swallow,
take —
gulp,
bolt,
snap —
fall to —
despatch,
dispatch —
discuss —
take down,
get down,
gulp down —
lay in,
tuck in [Slang] —
lick,
pick,
peck —
gormandize
etc.
957 —
bite,
champ,
munch,
cranch†,
craunch†,
crunch,
chew,
masticate,
nibble,
gnaw,
mumble.
live on —
feed upon,
batten upon,
fatten upon,
feast upon —
browse,
graze,
crop,
regale —
carouse
etc.
(make merry)
840 —
eat heartily,
do justice to,
play a good knife and fork,
banquet.
break bread,
break one's fast —
breakfast,
lunch,
dine,
take tea,
sup.
drink in,
drink up,
drink one's fill —
quaff,
sip,
sup —
suck,
suck up —
lap —
swig —
swill [Slang],
chugalug [Slang],
tipple
etc.
(be drunken)
959 —
empty one's glass,
drain the cup —
toss off,
toss one's glass —
wash down,
crack a bottle,
wet one's whistle.
purvey
etc.
637.
adjective
eatable,
edible,
esculent†,
comestible,
alimentary —
cereal,
cibarious† —
dietetic —
culinary —
nutritive,
nutritious —
gastric —
succulent —
potable,
potulent† —
bibulous.
omnivorous,
carnivorous,
herbivorous,
granivorous,
graminivorous,
phytivorous —
ichthyivorous —
omophagic,
omophagous —
pantophagous,
phytophagous,
xylophagous.
phrase
across the walnuts and the wine"
[Tennyson];
blessed hour of our dinners! "
[O. Meredith];
now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both! "
[Macbeth];
who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?
[Richard II],
The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.
Bold numbers signify related Roget categories. A dagger symbol (†) indicates archaic words and expressions no longer in common use.
debug info: 0.0028