All feeding synonyms
feed·ing
F f noun feeding
- herbage — nonwoody vegetation.
- satiety — the state of being satiated; surfeit.
- seeding — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- agronomy — the science of cultivation of land, soil management, and crop production
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- ranching — an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- tillage — the operation, practice, or art of tilling land.
- farming — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- gleanings — the act of a person who gleans.
- lea — Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- geoponics — the art or science of agriculture.
- engorgement — The process or the condition of becoming engorged, becoming over-filled with fluid.
- agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
adjective feeding
- nursing — a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- grazing — a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.
- ranging — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- tributary — a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
- shooter — a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.: efforts to capture the shooter.
- pasturing — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.