Food And Dining Vocabulary

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences

article a word that is used to specify or limit a noun

• The candidate's qualifications and experience perfectly fill the bill for the job.
• I think this new restaurant will fill the bill for our dinner plans tonight.
• That new phone definitely fills the bill for coolness.
• Her artistic skills really fill the bill when it comes to creating beautiful designs.

verb to eat greedily or voraciously

• The wealthy aristocrats would often gormandize at extravagant banquets.
• My brother tends to gormandize whenever there's a buffet.
• I can't believe how much you can gormandize in one sitting!
• She gormandizes on gossip, always eager for the latest news.

noun a slang term for food, especially simple or unappealing food

verb to dig or search for food, typically in the ground

• The workers gathered for a hearty grub at the end of the long day.
• Let's grab some grub before heading home.
• I'm starving, let's go get some grub at that new burger joint.
• She had to dig deep to find the emotional grub to get through the tough situation.

verb to take part in or participate in something

• I would like to partake in the discussion regarding the new project proposal.
• Do you want to partake in the game night this weekend?
• Let's partake in some delicious street food before heading home.
• She decided to partake in the challenge of climbing the mountain despite her fear of heights.

adjective a term used to describe abundance or plentifulness

• The garden was filled with plenteous flowers and lush greenery.
• There's plenteous food in the fridge, help yourself.
• I scored plenteous tickets to the concert, wanna come?
• Her heart was plenteous with love for her children.

noun a slang term for food or a meal

• The caterers will be providing a selection of scrumptious scrans for the event.
• Let's grab some scran from the food truck before heading home.
• I'm starving, let's go get some scran at that new burger joint.
• His words were like a feast for the mind, a delicious scran for the intellect.