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Food, Eat
 
 
 
 
breakfast
 
 lunch
 
dinner / supper*
 
 feast
 
meal
 
 dish**
 
snack
 
 dessert
 
rice†
 
 bread†
 
toast†
 
 fast food†
 
solids
 
    
*supper is more informal than dinner ** dish can refer to a plate as well as to a dish
†non count nouns  
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cream
 
 milkshake
 
 
 broth
 

bacon
 
 lard
 
    a dozen eggs
 
eat - ate
 
  Let's eat dinner.
 
  Yesterday, I ate a sandwich for lunch.
 
  Would you like a dessert?
 
  No thanks, I'm full!
 
chew
 
swallow
 
  Be sure to chew your food well before swallowing.
 
spit - spat
 
  The food was so bad he spat it out.
 
  Please don't spit on the walls!
 

Too much eating isn't good..

fat (adj.)
 
obese* (adj.)
 
 
    
plump (adj.)
 
chubby (adj.)
 
*medical / scientific term
 
    

or too little..

thin (adj.)
 
skinny (adj.)
 
hungry (adj.)
 
  I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!
 
starve
 
  Because of the famine many people starved to death.
 
  I'm starving. Let's eat!
 
diet
 
gain
 
  I went on a diet and lost 10 pounds. Unfortunately, I gained them back again later.
 
thick (adj.)
 
 thin (adj.)
 
ripe (adj.)
 
 rotten (adj.)
 
a bunch of bananas
 
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  The peeling of an apple is thin while the pealing of an orange is thick.
 
bite - bit
 
nibble
 
  I bit into the apple.
 
  The dog bit her in the leg.
 
  The fish are nibbling (at) my toes.
 
devour
 
  The hungry guests devoured the delicious meal.
 
 
 vinegar
 
 oil
 
an ear of corn
 
 a head of lettuce
 
    
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