noun
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑food, ↑intellectual nourishment
• Hypernyms: ↑content, ↑cognitive content, ↑mental object
• Hyponyms: ↑pabulum
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food for thought phrase
something that makes you think a lot about a particular subject
Thanks for your comments – they have given us plenty of food for thought.
Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym
Main entry: food
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something that warrants serious consideration
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food for thought
: something that should be thought about or considered carefully
The unexpected test results have given us food for thought.
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Main Entry: ↑food
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food for thought — see ↑food
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Main Entry: ↑thought
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food for ˈthought idiom
an idea that makes you think seriously and carefully
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The programme certainly provides plenty of food for thought.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.