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  • 61hunger — n 1. hungriness, appetite, appetition, appetence, stomach, taste; tapeworm, Pathol. bulimia, canine appetite, Inf. sweet tooth; ravenousness, edacity, voraciousness. 525 2. craving, thirst, coveting, want; yearning, longing, pining, desire, yen,… …

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  • 62hunger after/for — DESIRE, crave; long for, yearn for, pine for, ache for, hanker after, thirst for, lust for; want, need; informal have a yen for, itch for, be dying for, be gagging for. → hunger …

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  • 63hunger strike — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hunger strike : singular hunger strike plural hunger strikes a refusal to eat for a long time, usually by a prisoner protesting against something …

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  • 64hunger — 1. A desire or need for food. 2. Any appetite, strong desire, or craving. [A.S.] affect h. emotional h. for maternal love and feelings of protection and care implied in the mother child relationship. narcotic h. the physiological craving for… …

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  • 65hunger — 1. noun a) A need or compelling desire of food. I have a hunger to win. b) Any strong desire. Ant: satiety, satiation 2 …

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  • 66hunger after/for — have a strong desire for. → hunger …

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  • 67hunger — I. n. Craving appetite (for food), craving for food. II. v. n. 1. Feel hunger, feel hungry, be hungry, crave food, want nourishment. 2. Long, hanker, feel longing desire, desire eagerly, pine …

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  • 68for — [[t]fə(r), STRONG fɔː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, for is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information, and in phrasal verbs such as account for and make up for . It is also used with… …

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  • 69Hunger War — The Hunger War was a brief conflict between the Kingdom of Poland, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and Teutonic Knights in summer 1414 in an attempt to resolve territorial disputes. The war earned its name from destructive scorched earth tactics… …

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  • 70hunger — [OE] Hunger is a widespread word in the Germanic languages, shared by German, Swedish, and Danish as well as English (Dutch spells it honger), but it is not represented in any of the other Indo European languages. Indeed, no related forms have… …

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