pap

noun

Definition of papnext
as in diet

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  1. diet
  2. fodder
  3. nourishment
  4. sustenance
  5. feed
  6. silage
  7. meal
  8. nutriment
Noun
  • Inadequate iron intake: A diet low in iron-rich foods (e.g., red meat, beans, leafy greens) can lead to low ferritin levels over time, especially in people with higher iron needs, such as pregnant people or growing children.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Some may have more nutrients than others, but none of them represent a balanced diet by themselves.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of diet
Noun
  • And then there's a difference between putting someone like him potentially in charge of all public health agencies, as well as women's health which is giving a lot of fodder for Vice President Kamala Harris and for Democrats to seize and pounce on this.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Hollywood employment can be great fodder for buzzy comedies, from The Larry Sanders Show to 30 Rock.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of fodder
Noun
  • Haze's character Krelborn, an employee at an impoverished florist shop, finds himself at the center of a murderous enterprise when the strange plant he's been growing requires blood for nourishment.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Formulated with hyaluronic acid and Pro-Vitamin B5 for added nourishment, this must-try face serum is designed to deeply nourish the skin and promote a more supple-looking complexion with regular use.
    Jessie Quinn, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of nourishment
Noun
  • With the modern luxury of the supermarket, though, most of us today are less concerned with sustenance gardening.
    Alex Testere, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2024
  • While nobody expects gourmet meals in economy, flyers do expect sustenance on a flight that lasts eight or nine hours.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of sustenance
Noun
  • How much land was wasted growing their millions of pounds of feed?
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Instead of anxiously refreshing your feed, set a bedtime and stick to it.
    Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of feed
Noun
  • As the farmer tells RTÉ News, he’s never encountered anything like this in his field before, and he’s been cutting silage in the same area for more than three decades.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
  • There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
Definition of silage
Noun
  • Their work, from distributing essentials to providing hot meals, shows the power of community.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Some will suggest a light meal of fruits or lean protein an hour ahead of a race while others will advise loading up on pasta the night before.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of meal
Noun
  • By linking multiple trees, each fungus diversifies its source of nutriment and hedges against the demise of a single tree or species.
    Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
  • The number and the quality of seeds determines the greater or lesser presence of insects, which, as is well known, are the principal nutriment of numerous bird populations.
    Longreads, Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
Definition of nutriment
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