foods

Noun

food (usually uncountable, plural foods)

1. (usually) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
   • The innkeeper brought them food and drink.

   Synonyms:

   belly-timber, chow, comestible, eats, feed, fodder, foodstuff, grub, nosh, nourishment

2. (countable, usually) A foodstuff, a type of food.
   • Variation and changes in the trans fatty acid content of different foods, especially in processed foods, further complicate such estimates.2006, C Williams, J Buttriss, Improving the Fat Content of Foods, →ISBN, page 492

   Synonyms:

   belly-timber, foodstuff, provender

3. (figuratively, usually) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
   • The man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought.
4. (Multicultural-London-English, usually) Any illegal substance or illegal substances, drugs.
   • What kind of things that you have. When I find out don't expect me to stop. I'll come for the P's that you stack. And come for the food that you blot.2009 March 17, “Next Hype” (track 3), in All-Star Pars, performed by Tempa T