Cater

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  • intransitive verb. To provide food or entertainment.
  • intransitive verb. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister.
  • intransitive verb. To provide food service for.
  • intransitive verb. To attend to the wants or needs of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A caterer; a purveyor; an acater.
  • To make provision, as of food, entertainment, etc.; act as a purveyor: as, to cater to a depraved appetite.
  • noun. The four-spot of cards or dice.
  • To cut diagonally.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The four of cards or dice.
  • intransitive verb. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.
  • intransitive verb. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to.
  • noun. A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.
  • transitive verb. To cut diagonally.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To provide food professionally for a special occasion.
  • verb. To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.
  • noun. A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.
  • verb. To cut diagonally.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
  • verb. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • Word Usage
    "Souders: I would never use the word "cater," however, we really wanted to know what was of interest to fans and it certainly influenced the area that we tried to explore with the characters."
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ply  provide  supply  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    barman  dine  laundry  multinational  r&d  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    baby  bunker  caterer  coal  coddle  
    verb-form
    catered  catering  caters