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victual

/ˈvɪktʃuəl/

Meanings
noun
Food fit for human consumption.

Examples :

"The hikers packed enough victual for their three-day trek in the mountains. "
food

Related Words

Illustration provisions

provisions noun

/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ənz/

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

"The hikers packed enough provisions, like dried fruit and nuts, to last for three days on the trail. "

Illustration victuals

victuals noun

/ˈvɪktʃuəlz/

Food fit for human consumption.

"Before their camping trip, the family packed plenty of victuals to last them the weekend. "

Illustration provision

provision noun

/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

"The family stocked up on provisions for the upcoming camping trip, including canned food and bottled water. "

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration supplies

supplies noun

/səˈplaɪz/

The act of supplying.

"supply and demand"

Illustration mountains

mountains noun

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

Illustration consumption

consumption noun

/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/

The act of eating, drinking or using.

"The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England."

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Illustration backpacks

backpacks noun

/ˈbækˌpæks/

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

"The students carried their heavy textbooks in their backpacks to school. "

Illustration cafeteria

cafeteria noun

/ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪəriə/

A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat

"At lunchtime, students head to the cafeteria to get their food. "

Illustration travelers

travelers noun

/ˈtrævəlɚz/ /ˈtrævələrz/

A member of a particular nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland, the Pavee.

"Many travelers in Ireland maintain a traditional nomadic lifestyle, moving from place to place. "

Illustration victualed

victualed verb

/ˈvɪtəld/ /ˈvɪtld/

To provide with food; to provision.

"The school victualed the children with a hot lunch of soup and bread. "