vivers
Definition
- Noun (plural only, also known as a plural noun):
- Provisions or food supplies: "vivers" refers to items of food and drink, especially those stored or supplied for a journey, a household, or a group. It is primarily used in Scottish English.
- Sustenance: In a broader sense, it means edible goods that sustain life, similar to "victuals" or "provisions."
Usage Examples
- (They brought sufficient food supplies for the journey.)
- (The storeroom held provisions for the cold months.)
- (We must buy food supplies for the outdoor excursion.)
Advanced Usage
"to provide vivers": to supply food or provisions.
- The local community provided vivers for the festival. (The community supplied food for the event.)
"short of vivers": lacking sufficient food supplies.
- The army was short of vivers after the long march. (The soldiers had insufficient provisions.)
Variants and Related Words
Viver (noun, rare singular form): a single item of food or provision (rarely used; the plural "vivers" is standard).
- He ate a single viver from the basket. (He consumed one piece of food from the supply.)
Vivandier (noun, historical): a person who sells provisions, especially to soldiers; a sutler.
- The vivandier followed the regiment, selling vivers to the troops. (The provision merchant accompanied the army.)
Synonyms
- Provisions: supplies of food and drink.
- Victuals: food or provisions, especially for a journey.
- Sustenance: food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.
- Comestibles: items of food; edibles.
Related Idioms
"to live on vivers": to survive solely on food supplies (archaic or poetic usage).
- The hermit lived on vivers from his garden. (He subsisted on the food he grew.)
"vivers of the land": the natural food resources or produce of a country.
- The vivers of the land were abundant after the harvest. (The country's food supply was plentiful.)