'Groceries' definitions:
Definition of 'Groceries'
From: GCIDE
- Grocery \Gro"cer*y\, n.; pl. Groceries. [F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer.]
- 1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense. [1913 Webster]
- A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
- The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'groceries'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baked goods,
- canned foods,
- canned goods,
- commissariat,
- commissary,
- dehydrated foods,
- food items,
- food supply,
- fresh foods,
- frozen foods,
- green goods,
- grocery,
- larder,
- packaged goods,
- produce,
- provender,
- provisions,
- stores,
- supplies,
- tinned goods,
- truck