Nouns (3)
provender, feed
n. food for domestic livestock
Feed
n. Internet magazine
Verbs (23)
feed
v. support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"
feed, fertilize
v. provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
feed, feed into
v. feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"
feast, feed
v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
feed, feed in, introduce continuously
v. introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"
grub, give, feed, give food to
v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
feed, eat, take in food
v. take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
feed, be the food for, serve as food for
v. serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"
feed, give as food, provide as food
v. provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"
Adverbs (6)
off, at a distance
adv. "The boat was 5 miles off"
off, in the future
adv. "The party is still 2 weeks off"
away, off
adv. "clean off the dirt"; "She went off"
Adjectives (8)
off
adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
off
adj. below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
disconnected, off, not ready
adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
sour, off, turned
adj. in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"
Fuzzynyms (60)
support, back up, give aid to, lend support to
v. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
attend to, look to, look after, take care of, see about, provide for, see to
v. work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"
stoke
v. stir up or tend; of a fire
board, provide food and lodging
v. provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
nurture, sustain, nourish
v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
keep, sustain, maintain
v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
grub, give, feed, give food to
v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
feed on, feed upon
v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
down, consume, go through, devour
v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
browse, graze, crop, range, pasture
v. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
down, consume, go through, devour
v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle
v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
maintain, exert, wield
v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"
support, support financially, see through
v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
feed on, feed upon
v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
feast, feed
v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
forage, wander and feed
v. wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
leave, allow, allow for, provide for
v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
Synonyms (10)
prey on, profit from, feed off
v. profit from
disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying
adj. not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
failing
adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
unacceptable
adj. not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"
unconnected
adj. not under the control of a central computer; "off-line resources"
fermented
adj. (soured)
Antonyms (12)
starve, deprive of food
v. deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
deprive
v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
assuage, slake, quench, allay
v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
assuage, slake, quench, allay
v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
on
adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"
feed off
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