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food pantry

food pantry noun: a small frontline agency that distributes packages of food from food banks directly to people in need.

Noun

food pantry (plural food pantries)

  1. (Canada, US) A small frontline agency that distributes packages of food from food banks directly to people in need.
    Synonyms:
    food closet

Synonyms of food pantry

Forms of food pantry

pluralfood pantries

Questions about food pantry

What does food pantry mean?
Food pantry means a small frontline agency that distributes packages of food from food banks directly to people in need.
What part of speech is food pantry?
Food pantry is a noun.
What is the plural of food pantry?
The plural of food pantry is food pantries.

Words near food pantry in the dictionary

  1. food mixers
  2. food noise
  3. food oases
  4. food oasis
  5. food pantries
  6. food pantry
  7. food pill
  8. food pills
  9. food pipe
  10. food pipes
  11. food plant

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