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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
hunger
1. a physiological need for food;
the consequence of food deprivation (Freq. 9)
• Syn:
hungriness
• Derivationally related forms:
hungry (for: hungriness), hungry
• Hypernyms:
drive
• Hyponyms:
bulimia, emptiness, edacity, esurience, ravenousness,
voracity, voraciousness, starvation, famishment, undernourishment, malnourishment
2. strong desire for something (not food or drink) (Freq. 1)
- a thirst for knowledge
- hunger for affection
• Syn:
hungriness, thirst, thirstiness
• Derivationally related forms:
thirsty (for: thirstiness), thirsty (for: thirst), thirst (for: thirst), hungry
• Hypernyms:
desire
1. feel the need to eat
• Hypernyms:
ache, smart, hurt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. be hungry;
go without food
- Let's eat--I'm starving!
• Syn:
starve, famish
• Ant:
be full (for: starve)
• Derivationally related forms:
starvation (for: starve)
• Hypernyms:
suffer, hurt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
• Syn:
crave, thirst, starve, lust
• Derivationally related forms:
lust (for: lust), thirst (for: thirst), craving (for: crave)
• Hypernyms:
desire, want
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: crave)
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