dry goods food

Meanings

1. 1phraseuncountableAmerican

   food that keeps for a long time without cold storage, such as rice, flour, beans, pasta, or dried fruit.

   Grammar: Used as an uncountable phrase: you buy dry goods food, not 'a dry goods food'.

   Patterns

   • buy dry goods food
   • a store that sells dry goods food
   • dry goods food section

   We filled the pantry with dry goods food like rice, lentils, and flour.

   The food bank asks for dry goods food because it does not need a refrigerator.

   She keeps a list of dry goods food to buy at the bulk store.

2. 2phrasesingularAmerican

   the section of a grocery store or market where shelf-stable foods are sold, rather than fresh meat or produce.

   Grammar: Often used before another noun, as in 'the dry goods food aisle'.

   Patterns

   • the dry goods food aisle
   • in the dry goods food section

   You will find the beans in the dry goods food aisle.

   The dry goods food section is at the back of the store.

   He works in the dry goods food department, stocking shelves.

Common combinations

dry goods food aisle

The pasta is in the dry goods food aisle.

buy dry goods food

We buy dry goods food once a month.

dry goods food store

A dry goods food store sells things like rice and flour.

stock up on dry goods food

Before the storm, people stocked up on dry goods food.

Synonyms and how they differ

nonperishable food

This is a more formal term for food that does not spoil quickly, including canned goods as well as dry items.

staples

Staples are the basic foods a household uses regularly, which may include fresh items too, not only dry goods food.

Commonly confused: dry goods food or dry goods?

Practice

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