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n. A strong desire or need for food.

n. The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.

n. A strong desire or craving: a hunger for affection.

verb-intransitive. To have a need or desire for food.

verb-intransitive. To have a strong desire or craving.

v. To cause to experience hunger; make hungry.

n. A need or compelling desire of food.

n. Any strong desire.

v. To be in need of food.

v. To have a desire for.

v. To make hungry; to famish.

n. An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.

n. Any strong eager desire.

verb-intransitive. To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.

verb-intransitive. To have an eager desire; to long.

v. To make hungry; to famish.

n. An uneasy or painful sensation occasioned by the want of food; craving appetite.

n. Hence Any strong or eager desire.

n. A famine.

To feel the uneasiness or longing which is occasioned by long abstinence from food; crave food.

Hence To have an eager desire; long.

To starve.

n. strong desire for something (not food or drink)

v. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

v. be hungry; go without food

n. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

v. feel the need to eat

"Often, this hunger is at odds with the best food choices."

surfeit    satiety    satiation   

hungered    hungering    hungers   

desire    want    hurt    suffer    ache    smart   

greedy    thirst   

hunger is the best spice   

long    famish    starve   

monger    younger   

thirst    anxiety    anger    desire    fatigue    loneliness    frustration    sickness    curiosity    appetite