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# nourishment

noun (nourishment — uncountable)

«nourishment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Food and the good things in it that people, animals and plants need to live, grow and stay healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#m1)
2. Something that helps your mind or feelings grow (nourishment for the mind). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science: plants get nourishment from soil, water and sunlight; babies get nourishment from milk. In health: proper nourishment helps children grow. Phrases: get nourishment from, source of nourishment.

### Examples

- Plants get nourishment from the soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#x1)
- The baby gets nourishment from milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#x2)
- The lost hikers had no nourishment for two days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#x3)
- Good books are nourishment for the mind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#x4)
- Roots take in water and nourishment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#x5)
- Animals need nourishment to survive the winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#x6)
- The flower in its color of flame seemed to receive its nourishment from the water, as a lamp is sustained by oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no "a nourishment". Verb: nourish; adjective: nourishing. Similar: nutrition, food. "Malnourished" means not getting enough nourishment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nourishment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nourishment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nourishment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nourishment.html) on Mova free.