'Victuals' definitions:
Definition of 'victuals'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
A source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]
noun
Any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]
Definition of 'Victuals'
From: GCIDE
- Victuals \Vict"uals\ (v[i^]t"'lz), n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus living. See Vivid.] Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands. [1913 Webster]
- Then had we plenty of victuals. --Jer. xliv. 17. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'victuals'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- board,
- bread,
- bread and butter,
- cheer,
- chow,
- comestibles,
- creature comfort,
- cuisine,
- daily bread,
- eatables,
- eats,
- edibles,
- fare,
- fast food,
- feast,
- feed,
- food,
- food and drink,
- foodstuff,
- grub,
- health food,
- ingesta,
- junk food,
- kitchen stuff,
- meat,
- provender,
- provision,
- provisions,
- spread,
- sustenance,
- table,
- tucker,
- viands,
- vittles