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Pabulum

The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as, intellectual pabulum.

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Food 76% connected

What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; alim…

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Nutrient 76% connected

Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.

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Tuck 76% connected

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

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Comestible 92% connected

Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.

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Eatable 92% connected

Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent; edible.

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Edible 92% connected

Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.

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Victual 92% connected

Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals.

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Victuals 92% connected

Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands.

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Aim noun · 86% connection

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

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Alcohol noun · 86% connection

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

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Biodiversity noun · 86% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ecological niche noun · 86% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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ecosystem noun · 86% connection

a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

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Food cycle noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Food web noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Habitat noun · 86% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Home ground noun · 86% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Inebriant noun · 86% connection

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

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Intoxicant noun · 86% connection

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Aliment noun · 78% connection

That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life g…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Alimentally adverb · 78% connection

So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Assimilate verb · 78% connection

To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Assimilation noun · 78% connection

The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in pl…

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Base-burner noun · 78% connection

A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper or chamber, and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is consumed.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Blood noun · 78% connection

The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing aw…

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Burn verb · 78% connection

To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some pr…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Burning noun · 78% connection

The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Burnt p. p. & a. · 78% connection

Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Carnivorous adjective · 78% connection

Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to p…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Consumer noun · 78% connection

An organism that feeds on plants or other animals in an ecosystem

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: nutriment, animals, plants, food, nourishment.
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Diet noun · 78% connection

Course of living or nourishment; what is eaten and drunk habitually; food; victuals; fare.

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