solid food

collocation in English

meaningsofsolidandfood

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solid
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.ɪd/us
/ˈsɑː.lɪd/
hard or firm, keeping a ...
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food
noun[C or U]
uk
/fuːd/us
/fuːd/
something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep ...
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(Definition ofsolidandfoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsolid food

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The high mortality around the time of weaning appears to result from the consumption ofsolidfood.
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These rats were fed commercialsolidfoodand water.
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In first 2 years of life resistsolidfoodwhen it is school years these problems may interfere introduced for the first time.
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It just cannot be that a drink when you are having somesolidfoodis an ancillary meal.
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His refusal ofsolidfoodwas apparently in protest against the outcome of disciplinary proceedings.
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I want to say a word aboutsolidfoodin schools.
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He had to be operated on and could not eatsolidfoodfor a fortnight.
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We get rice water and horse beans only—nosolidfood; one loaf of bread for six days.
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Flies can't eatsolidfood, so to soften it up they vomit on it.
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I am confident that these measures, when endorsed and adopted, will bring the necessary improvements to our alreadysolidfoodand feed safety systems.
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Many people do not seesolidfoodfor days, and deaths are rising alarmingly.
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Paragraph 9 of the discussion document refers to "solidfood".
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The drained weight of a tin of canned peaches, for example, is represented by thesolidfoodleft in the can after the fluid has been drained away.
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It is a ready-made milkshake style drink meant for consumption by people who can not consume enoughsolidfoodto maintain a balanced diet.
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Harvestmen are among the minority of living chelicerates that can takesolidfood, and the group includes predators, vegetarians and scavengers.
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They begin to takesolidfoodat 15 to 27 days, and are fully weaned by 9 weeks.
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After approximately one month the young begin to eatsolidfood, although they aren't fully weaned for another two to three months.
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After this period, the offspring will come out of the burrow and search forsolidfoodthemselves.
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The newborns start playing at five to six weeks, and begin consumingsolidfoodat 910 weeks.
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