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    EATABLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any substance that can be used as foodplay

    Synonyms:

    comestible; eatable; edible; pabulum; victual; victuals

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("eatable" is a kind of...):

    food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eatable"):

    tuck (eatables (especially sweets))

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Suitable for use as foodplay

    Synonyms:

    comestible; eatable; edible

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    killable (fit to kill, especially for food)

    non-poisonous; nonpoisonous; nontoxic (safe to eat)

    pareve; parve (containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism)

    Also:

    digestible (capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal)

    palatable; toothsome (acceptable to the taste or mind)

    tender (easy to cut or chew)

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