groceries

/ (ˈɡrəʊsərɪz) /

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pl n

merchandise, esp foodstuffs, sold by a grocer

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

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candypuff

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How to use groceries in a sentence

He would load his chair with groceries and other purchases, once a 30-roll package of toilet paper.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won|Michael Daly|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was nearing naptime and so the three hurried to grab groceries, worrying that the baby would get fussy after too long.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath|Nina Strochlic|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Margie Brand was at Westgate Mall in Nairobi to buy groceries at Nakumatt, the best-stocked store in the country.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath|Nina Strochlic|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is not the tofu you see in groceries or even the meat substitute sold in vegetarian places.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Holding a bag of groceries, she called home to tell her fiancé she was having some packages delivered.
New York’s Greatest Show Or How They Did Not Screw Up ‘Guys and Dolls’|Ross Wetzsteon|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had been obliged to go once more to Mr. Hargrew for groceries, and to the meat store and to Mr. Vandergriffs.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
While Lem was buying groceries, Scattergood selected two excellent blankets, carried them out, and put them on the horses.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
A boy with a carton of groceries almost ran down Louis, then ducked down into the delivery entrance of the apartment-hotel.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
She had a carload of groceries, and I helped her put them in the house.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
We bought our first groceries of Mrs. Robert Phin, of Strathdee, simply because she is an inimitable conversationalist.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin

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