victuals (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 3 senses of the word *victuals*:
NOUN	food	victuals, commissariat, provisions, provender, viands	a stock or supply of foods
food	victuals, nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation	a source of materials to nourish the body
food	victuals, comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual	any substance that can be used as food

English > *victuals*: 3 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	A stock or supply of foods.
Synonyms	commissariat, provisions, provender, viands
Narrower	food cache	Food in a secure or hidden / hidden storage place
Narrower	larder	A supply of food especially for a household
Broader	food, nutrient	Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Spanish	alimento, comida, provisiones, víveres
Catalan	comissaria, provisions, queviures

English > *victuals*: 3 senses > noun 2, food
Meaning	A source of materials to nourish the body.
Synonyms	nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation
Narrower	course	Part of a meal served at one time
	dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat	Something considered choice to eat
	dish	A particular item of prepared food
	fast food	inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly
	finger food	Food to be eaten with the fingers
	ingesta	Solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
	kosher	Food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
	meal, repast	The food served and eaten at one time
	mess	Soft semiliquid food
	milk	produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
	mince	Food chopped into small bits
	puree	Food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
	stodge	Heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
	vitamin	Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
	wheat germ	embryo of the wheat kernel
Broader	food, nutrient	Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Spanish	alimentación, alimento, comida, nutrición, nutriente, nutrientes, nutrimento, sustento
Catalan	aliment, menjar, nutrient, sustent

English > *victuals*: 3 senses > noun 3, food
Meaning	Any substance that can be used as food.
Synonyms	comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual
Narrower	tuck	eatables (especially sweets / sweets)
Broader	food, nutrient	Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Spanish	comestible, comestibles, vianda, vitualla, vituallas, víveres
Catalan	comestible, comestibles, queviures, vianda, vitualles

HyperDic: victuals