hunger
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(verb) feel the need to eat |
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Related Words: ache, hurt, smart |
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(noun) strong desire for something (not food or drink): "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" |
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Synonyms: thirst |
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Related Words: desire |
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(noun) a physiological need for food |
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Synonyms: hungriness |
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Related Words: drive, edacity, emptiness, esurience, famishment, malnourishment, ravenousness, starvation, undernourishment, voraciousness, voracity |
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(verb) be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" |
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Synonyms: starve |
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Related Words: suffer |
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(verb) have a craving, appetite, or great desire for |
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Synonyms: crave, lust, starve, thirst |
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Related Words: desire, want |
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