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Definition of nourishment
1a : food, nutrimentb : sustenance 3 books for intellectual nourishment
2 : the act of nourishing : the state of being nourished
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Examples of nourishment in a Sentence
These children are suffering because they lack proper nourishment.
Soil provides nourishment to plants.
Recent Examples of nourishment from the Web
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According to arrest warrants, the couple is accused of denying food, nourishment, and medical care to their son.
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In the Archaean and Proterozoic eons 2.5 billion years ago, cyanobacteria flourished by using light and carbon dioxide for nourishment.
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Katilius is a volunteer with Feed My Starving Children, a Christian organization that provides food and nourishment products for impoverished third-world countries.
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The eagle's treatment plan also included IV fluids, preventative antibiotics and tube-feeding to provide nourishment.
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The world got too hot, so a wealthy celebrity persuaded a small number of very rich people to move to a makeshift satellite that, from orbit, leaches the last nourishment the earth has to give, leaving everyone else to starve.
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For nourishment other than candy falling from the sky, food and beverages may be purchased from trucks, such as John's Rib House, Aurelio's Pizza, Kona Ice and TCBY.
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But the program’s purpose is to identify potential resources for beach nourishment, not to assess biological depredation.
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Everyone's ready to marvel at the wonder of nourishment.
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First Known Use of nourishment
15th century
NOURISHMENT Defined for English Language Learners
nourishment
playDefinition of nourishment for English Language Learners
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: food and other things that are needed for health, growth, etc.
NOURISHMENT Defined for Kids
nourishment
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: something (as food) that causes growth or health
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nourishment
playMedical Definition of nourishment
2: the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
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