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food vs leftovers

leftovers vs food

food and leftovers both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
food Yes No No No
leftovers Yes No No No
As nouns, leftovers is a hyponym of food; that is, leftovers is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than food:
  • food: any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
  • leftovers: food remaining from a previous meal
food (noun) leftovers (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue food remaining from a previous meal
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
Difference between food and leftovers

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