Food
Food has 67 English words, such as Balanced diet, Fast food, Frozen food, and Health food. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 67 words in Food
Balanced diet/ˈbæl.ənst ˈdaɪ.ət/n. phr
A daily intake of food that contains the right amounts of all the necessary nutrients for good health.
Eating a balanced diet is essential for maintaining good health.
Fast food/ˌfæst ˈfuːd/n. phr
Food that is prepared and served very quickly, especially in a restaurant, and is often not very healthy.
Fast food is very popular because it is cheap, convenient, and quick.
Frozen food/ˈfroʊ.zən ˌfuːd/n. phr
Food that has been quickly frozen and kept at a very low temperature so that it stays fresh for a long time.
I always keep some frozen food in the freezer for quick and easy dinners.
Health food/ˈhɛlθ ˌfuːd/n. phr
Food that is believed to be very good for your health because it is natural and does not contain artificial chemicals.
Health food has become much more popular as people try to eat more naturally.
Hot dog/ˈhɒt dɒɡ/n. phr
A cooked sausage placed inside a long, sliced bun, often eaten with mustard or ketchup.
I ordered a hot dog with mustard at the game.
Junk food/ˈdʒʌŋk ˌfuːd/n. phr
Unhealthy food that is quick and easy to prepare, but contains a lot of fat, sugar, or salt.
Junk food is popular because it is quick and tasty, but it is not healthy.
Underdone/ˌʌn.dərˈdʌn/adj
Cooked for too short a time, resulting in being unfinished or less cooked than desired.
I had to send the steak back to the kitchen because it was completely underdone.
Yoghurt/ˈjoʊ.ɡərt/n
A thick, liquid food made from milk that has been fermented with bacteria, often flavored with fruit.
I usually eat a bowl of natural yoghurt with honey for breakfast.
bacon/ˈbeɪkən/
Meat from the sides or back of a pig, cured and sliced into thin strips.
barbecue/ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/
n. an outdoor meal or party where food is cooked over an open fire; v. to cook food on a grill over an open fire or hot coals.
beef/biːf/
n. meat, cow meat; v. complain, grumble
bite/baɪt/v
v. to chomp, to gnaw; n. a nip, a wound
bolt/boʊlt/
n. a metal bar that slides across to lock a door; a thick metal pin used with a nut to fasten things; v. to fasten with a bolt; to run away suddenly; to eat food very quickly and greedily.
bowl/boʊl/
n. dish, container, bowling, sport; v. roll, throw
breakfast/ˈbrekfəst/
n. first meal, morning meal
brunch/bɹʌnt͡ʃ/
n. late breakfast, meal
burnt/bɝnt/
Damaged, destroyed, or blackened by fire, heat, or overcooking.
butter/ˈbʌtər/
A pale yellow fatty substance made by churning cream, used as a spread or in cooking.
cake/keɪk/
n. a sweet food made from flour, eggs, butter, and sugar, baked in an oven.
candy/ˈkændi/
n. sweets, confectionery
cereal/ˈsɪriəl/
A grain used for food, such as wheat, oats, or corn, or a breakfast food made from them.
chew/tʃuː/
v. masticate, grind, ponder, consider
chip/tʃɪp/
n. fragment, piece, crisps, snack; v. break off, detach, cut, shape
chopsticks/ˈtʃɒpstɪks/n
A pair of small, thin sticks used for eating food, especially in Asian countries.
diet/ˈdaɪət/n
n. nutrition, food regimen, weight loss plan, restricted eating
dinner/ˈdɪnər/
n. main meal, evening meal
flavor/ˈfleɪvər/
n. taste, savor, character, style; v. season, enhance
flour/ˈflaʊər/
n. a fine powder made by grinding wheat or other grain, used for making bread and cakes.
fork/fɔːrk/
n. utensil, eating tool, division, branching point; v. split, branch, lift, serve
fresh produce
Fresh fruits and vegetables that have not been processed or preserved.
We buy fresh produce at the farmers' market every Saturday.
full/fʊl/
adj. filled, satiated, complete, entire; adv. completely, entirely
glass
A container, usually made of glass, used for drinking liquids.
She poured water into a glass.
ham/hæm/
Meat from the upper part of a pig's leg, salted and dried or smoked.
knife/naɪf/
n. cutting tool, blade
ladle/ˈlæɪdəl/
A large, deep spoon with a long handle used for serving soup, stew, or sauces.
lick/lɪk/
v. to taste, to wet; n. a taste, a touch
lunch/lʌntʃ/
n. midday meal, noon meal
mint/mɪnt/
n. mint plant, herb, coin factory, minting facility; v. coin, produce money, create, invent
munch/mʌntʃ/
To eat something steadily and often audibly, usually with enthusiasm.
napkin/ˈnæpkɪn/
A square piece of cloth or paper used at a meal to wipe the fingers or lips and to protect the clothes.
nibble/ˈnɪb(ə)l/
verb. to take small bites of something, to eat or chew gently or slowly; noun. a small bite or morsel, a small amount of food
noodle/ˈnuː.dəl/
n. pasta, noodle, fool, silly person; v. think, ponder
olive/ˈɑːlɪv/
n. a small green or black fruit with a stone, eaten as food and pressed to make cooking oil.
organic food
Food produced without most synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms, according to organic farming standards.
Many families buy organic food because they want to avoid synthetic pesticides.
overdone/ˌoʊ.vərˈdʌn/adj
Cooked for too long, making it dry, tough, or burnt.
The steak was overdone and very difficult to chew.
pie/paɪ/
n. pastry dish, tart; n. share, portion
plate/pleɪt/n
n. dish, platter, sheet, panel; v. serve, dish up, coat, cover
popcorn/ˈpɑːpkɔːrn/
n. puffed corn, snack corn
pork/pɔːrk/
n. pig meat, meat from pigs
processed food/pɹˈəʊsɛst fˈuːd/n
Food that has been changed from its natural state, often by adding preservatives or other ingredients.
sip/sɪp/
v. take a small drink, consume a small amount; n. small drink, small quantity of liquid
snack/ˈsnækɪŋ/
n. light meal, treat; v. eat lightly, nibble
sour/ˈsaʊər/
adj. acidic, tart, unfriendly, hostile; v. ferment, acidify
soy/sɔɪ/
n. soy product, soybean; n. soy sauce, sauce
speciality/ˌspeʃiˈæləti/
n. a food or dish that a restaurant or a region is famous for; n. a subject or activity that someone is particularly good at.
spit/spɪt/
v. to eject saliva, to expectorate; n. saliva, spittle
spoon
A small utensil with a rounded bowl and a handle, used for eating, serving, or stirring food and drinks.
I ate the soup with a spoon.
stale/steɪl/
adj. old, spoiled, obsolete, outmoded
supper/ˈsʌpɚ/
Supper is a light meal eaten in the evening, usually after dinner or as dinner itself.
swallow/ˈswɑːloʊ/v
v. consume, ingest, accept, believe; n. bird, avian, ingestion, consumption
tablecloth/ˈteɪblklɔːθ/n
A cloth that is used to cover a table, especially during a meal.
takeaway
n. a meal that you buy at a shop or restaurant and take home to eat; n. a shop that sells such meals; n. the main lesson or point you learn from something.
The main takeaway from the workshop was that small, consistent changes make a big difference.
takeout/ˈteɪkaʊt/
Food that you buy from a restaurant and eat somewhere else, like at home.
vanilla/vəˈnɪlə/
n. vanilla flavor, vanilla extract, vanilla plant, vanilla orchid; adj. plain, ordinary
veal/viːl/
The meat of a young cow or calf, used as food.
vegetarian food
Food prepared without meat, fish, or poultry.
The restaurant serves delicious vegetarian food made with fresh vegetables and beans.
vomit/ˈvɑmɪt/
v. throw up, regurgitate; n. puke, spew