refreshment

refreshment
n
1. food, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, alimentation, nurture, sustenance, sustena-tion, subsistence; aliment, viands, meat, bread or daily bread, groceries, foodstuffs, solids, edibles, Inf. grub, Sl. eats, Sl. chow, Chiefly Brit. Sl. scoff; snack, a little something to eat, bite, nosh, between-meal snack, Sl. munchies; victuals, provisions, cheer, provender, rations, commons, comestibles, Western U.S. Sl. chuck, Brit. Sl. prog.
2. renewal, revival, revivification, revitalization, resuscitation, reanimation; regeneration, rejuvenation, invigoration, reinvigoration, revitalization, stimulation, exhilaration; cheering up, encouragement, enlivening, livening up, enheartening, inspiration; strengthening, fortification, reinforcement.

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  • refreshment — index enjoyment (pleasure), renewal, revival, solace, treat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • refreshment — late 14c., “act or fact of refreshing,” from O.Fr. refreschement, from refrescher (see REFRESH (Cf. refresh)). Refreshments, of food and drink only, from 1660s …   Etymology dictionary

  • refreshment — [n] small amount of food or drink bite, pick me up*, snack, spread, tidbit; concept 457 …   New thesaurus

  • refreshment — ► NOUN 1) a light snack or drink. 2) the giving of fresh strength or energy …   English terms dictionary

  • refreshment — [ri fresh′mənt] n. [ME refreshement < MFr refreschement] 1. a refreshing or being refreshed 2. something that refreshes, as food, drink, or rest 3. [pl.] food or drink or both, esp. as a light meal …   English World dictionary

  • refreshment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ light ▪ liquid (humorous) VERB + REFRESHMENT ▪ need ▪ enjoy, get, take …   Collocations dictionary

  • Refreshment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refreshment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 bracing bracing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 recovery of strength recovery of strength &c. 159 Sgm: N 1 restoration restoration revival &c. 660 Sgm: N 1 repair repair …   English dictionary for students

  • refreshment — re|fresh|ment [rıˈfreʃmənt] n formal 1.) refreshments [plural] small amounts of food and drink that are provided at a meeting, sports event etc ▪ Refreshments will be served after the meeting. 2.) [U] food and drink in general ▪ We worked all day …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • refreshment — [[t]rɪfre̱ʃmənt[/t]] refreshments 1) N PLURAL Refreshments are drinks and small amounts of food that are provided, for example, during a meeting or a journey. 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer to food and drink as refreshment. [FORMAL] May I offer you… …   English dictionary

  • refreshment — noun 1 refreshments (plural) small amounts of food and drink that are provided at a meeting, sports event etc: Refreshments will be served after the meeting. 2 (U) food and drink in general: We worked all day without refreshment. | liquid… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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