Definition: (noun) Any substance that can be used as food. Synonyms: eatable, edible, pabulum, victual. Usage: The kitchen table was laden with meats, cheeses, and countless other delectable comestibles. Discuss
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repast Definition: (noun) The food served and eaten at one time. Synonyms: meal. Usage: Numerous exquisite dishes ... were placed successively before the guests, and the richest wines of France flowed in profusion during this splendid repast. Discuss
step-down Definition: (noun) A reduction in amount or size. Synonyms: diminution, decrease. Usage: Having just declared bankruptcy, Lester admitted that his grand plans for renovating his kitchen needed a drastic step-down. Discuss
toothsome Definition: (adjective) Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste. Synonyms: delectable, scrumptious, yummy, delicious, luscious. Usage: I cannot get enough of your toothsome honey-sweetened gingerbread! Discuss
lampblack Definition: (noun) A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink. Synonyms: crock, smut, soot. Usage: Our pilgrims would have liked very well to get out their lampblack and stencil-plates and paint their names on that rock. Discuss
