1 aliment, cheer, chow (informal) comestibles, eats (slang) fare, flesh, food, grub (slang) nosh (slang) nourishment, nutriment, provender, provisions, rations, subsistence, sustenance, viands, victuals
2 core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, substance
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food