feed | (noun) food for domestic livestock | Synonyms: provender |
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(verb) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to | Synonyms: fertilise, fertilize |
(verb) introduce continuously | Synonyms: feed in |
(verb) take in food; used of animals only | Synonyms: eat |
(verb) give food to | Synonyms: give |
(verb) serve as food for; be the food for | - |
(verb) feed into; supply | - |
(verb) provide as food | - |
(verb) gratify | Synonyms: feast |
(verb) profit from in an exploitatory manner | Synonyms: prey |
(verb) move along, of liquids | Synonyms: course, flow, run |
(verb) support or promote | - |
feedback | (noun) response to an inquiry or experiment | - |
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(noun) the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output | - |
feedbag | (noun) a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head | Synonyms: nosebag |
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feeder | (noun) an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening | - |
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(noun) an animal that feeds on a particular source of food | - |
(noun) a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material | Synonyms: self-feeder |
(noun) an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds | Synonyms: bird feeder, birdfeeder |
(noun) a branch that flows into the main stream | Synonyms: affluent, confluent, tributary |
(noun) someone who consumes food for nourishment | Synonyms: eater |
feeding | (noun) the act of consuming food | Synonyms: eating |
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(noun) the act of supplying food and nourishment | Synonyms: alimentation |
feedlot | (noun) a building where livestock are fattened for market | - |
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feedstock | (noun) the raw material that is required for some industrial process | - |
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