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
  • The all-day menu has a focus on dishes that use ingredients common in the islands and staples of the Polynesian diet, like breadfruit tostones and spam.
    Carly Caramanna, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Some older adults get enough calcium from their diets, Mason says, but those who don't may want to consider taking a supplement.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of diet
Noun
  • Once in the public domain, these works become fodder for remakes, spinoffs and other adaptations.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • His many travails make the perfect fodder for National Geographic's riveting three-part documentary about Thompson's spectacular rise and precipitous fall: Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal, based on a 1998 book by Gary Kinder.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fodder
Noun
  • At 75 minutes, this show is the perfect length for people who are tired from the holiday hustle but still want to take some artistic soul nourishment.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This luxurious sheet mask is infused with COSRX snail 96 mucin power essence, offering hydration and nourishment.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of nourishment
Noun
  • In recent decades, as the lake shrank and grew saltier than the ocean, nearly all the fish have died and the migratory birds that relied on them for sustenance have become scarce.
    Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Living in poverty, the same Dalits often stripped down and ate those deceased animals for sustenance.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of sustenance
Noun
  • Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers will have access to stream via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That was no different in 2024, with a construction worker turning up a nude marble deity hidden some 1,600 years ago, an art historian spotting a missing painting on his social media feed, and an amateur excavator digging up a confounding ancient Roman object.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 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
  • Moments of belonging and love, from the laughter and meals shared to the inevitable squabbles, carry immense weight.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Also, a $10.49 value meal will include five nuggets, one sauce, a crunchy taco, a beef chalupa, nacho fries and a medium soda.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 17 Dec. 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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