foodstuff

«foodstuff» in Mova's school dictionary: Any substance used as food: bread, rice, meat, milk and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a foodstuff, foodstuffs) — (formal)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Any substance used as food: bread, rice, meat, milk and so on. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science, geography, food labels and news: «basic foodstuffs», «imported foodstuffs». Everyday word: «food». Geography lessons talk about countries trading foodstuffs.

examples

• Rice is a basic foodstuff in many countries. tree →
• The shop sells foodstuffs from around the world. tree →
• Wheat is an important foodstuff. tree →
• Prices of foodstuffs went up. tree →
• Keep foodstuffs away from cleaning products. tree →
• The ship carried foodstuffs to the island. tree →

note

Formal; usually plural «foodstuffs». One word, no space. Safety: store foodstuffs separately from chemicals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «foodstuff» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.