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food vs provisions

provisions vs food

food and provisions both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
food Yes No No No
provisions Yes No No No
As nouns, provisions is a hyponym of food; that is, provisions is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than food:
  • food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  • provisions: a stock or supply of foods
Other hyponyms of food include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.
food (noun) provisions (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue a stock or supply of foods
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
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