Synonyms: comestible, pabulum, eatable, edible, victual, victuals
Definition: any substance that can be used as food
Definition: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Synonyms: victual
Definition: take in nourishment
Similar words: eat
Definition: eat a meal; take a meal
Usage: We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls; I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
Synonyms: victual
Definition: lay in provisions
Usage: The vessel victualled before the long voyage
Similar words: store, put in, hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away
Definition: keep or lay aside for future use
Usage: store grain for the winter; The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat
Synonyms: victual
Definition: supply with food
Usage: The population was victualed during the war
Similar words: supply, render, provide, furnish
Definition: give something useful or necessary to
Usage: We provided the room with an electrical heater