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food vs victual

victual vs food

food and victual both are nouns.

food is not a verb while victual is a verb.

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