The difference between Food and Nosh
When used as nouns, food means any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life, whereas nosh means food.
Nosh is also verb with the meaning: to eat a snack or light meal.
check bellow for the other definitions of Food and Nosh
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Food as a noun (uncountable):
Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
Examples:
"synonyms: Thesaurus:food"
"The innkeeper brought them food and drink."
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Food as a noun (countable):
A foodstuff.
Examples:
"synonyms: belly-timber q1=archaic, now only humorous or regionafoodstuff provender Thesaurus:food"
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Food as a noun (uncountable, figuratively):
Anything that nourishes or sustains.
Examples:
"hypo brainfood"
"The man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought."
"Mozart and Bach are food for my soul."
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Nosh as a noun (slang):
Food; a light meal or snack.
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Nosh as a noun (Polari):
Fellatio.
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Nosh as a verb (slang, intransitive, usually with ''on''):
To eat a snack or light meal.
Examples:
"They were noshing on fruit."
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Nosh as a verb (Polari):
To perform fellatio (on); to blow.