victuals
/ˈvɪt(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈvɪt(ə)l/
victuals
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- 2 syllables
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vic - tuals -> victuals
Myanmar meaning
[pl] (dated) , စားစရာသောက်စရာ။
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- ‘Bangkok's so awash in quality victuals, it's tough to stand out from the pack.’
- ‘Next I had to fling some victuals into the sucking void of self-digesting agony that was my stomach.’
- ‘I remained calm, though, because he would not go far without me, and I had plenty water and victuals to keep me going for some way yet.’
- ‘After the round of introductions, it was time for some victuals.’
- ‘So I stowed, in waterproof containers, in the back of my canoe, victuals and wine and a picnic blanket and other such finery.’
- ‘And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of The Lord.’
- ‘Ah, all done, you'll be better within the hour, now I must go fetch you two some victuals.’
- ‘Shall we go sate my appetite for perishable victuals, my ever-loving husband?’
- ‘If a man were sick and obliged to stay within, no victuals for him that day.’
- ‘And then I remembered the cider in my ice-chest, and after victuals and a brief respite, the evening started.’
- ‘If you equate vegetarian food with starch, stodge, and more starch, you'll be delighted to learn there's a restaurant in Singapore free of associations with vegetarian victuals and 1970s communes.’
- ‘When like me you have chosen the tough and rugged regime of living in a lighthouse for two nights, you will know that getting your daily victuals can be a demanding task.’
- ‘I declined the victuals although others partook of cheese, crackers and fruit cake.’
- ‘Take food: our hunter-gatherer ancestors never knew a time where there were unlimited victuals.’
- ‘Feeling a bit hungry from my long cruise, however, I begged off and looked for some victuals.’
- ‘They consume their victuals from an upside-down position in the belief it causes indigestion, sends the blood to the head and therefore increases belligerence gainfully.’
- ‘They were to get the same bread rations as active soldiers, plus a specified daily pay and an opportunity to buy victuals if a commissary was not providing the same.’
- ‘As was the custom at the time, he went to the house of the poet of Niall to ask for victuals for the journey.’
- ‘Ma always made good food, if the atmosphere at the table wasn't the best, the victuals were always top notch…’
- ‘During that time she only ate mild herbs and light victuals.’
Synonyms
foodstuff, fare, provisions, groceries, chow, rations, cooking, cuisine, fodder, aliment, bread, comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, feed, food, food and drink, food supplies, foodstuffs, goodies, grub, larder, meal, nourishment, provender, refreshments, snack, supplies, viands, vittles
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