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hunger
The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
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  1. The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
  2. A strong desire or need for food.
  3. A strong desire or craving:
thirst
Any strong desire; craving
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  1. Any strong desire; craving
  2. The uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat
  3. The desire to drink.
craving
An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
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  1. An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
  2. A consuming desire; a yearning.
longing
Strong desire; yearning
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  1. Strong desire; yearning
  2. A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
urge
An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct:
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  1. An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct:
  2. An impulse to do a certain thing; impelling influence or force, esp. an inner drive
  3. An impulse that prompts action or effort:
taste
The ability to notice, appreciate, and judge what is beautiful, appropriate, or harmonious, or what is excellent in art, music, decoration, clothing, etc.
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  1. The ability to notice, appreciate, and judge what is beautiful, appropriate, or harmonious, or what is excellent in art, music, decoration, clothing, etc.
  2. The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.
  3. The sense of what is proper, seemly, or least likely to give offense in a given social situation:
dryness
The quality or state of being dry
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  1. The quality or state of being dry
  2. (Uncountable) A lack of moisture.
  3. The degree to which something is dry.
dehydration
Excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or body part, as from illness or fluid deprivation.
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  1. Excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or body part, as from illness or fluid deprivation.
  2. The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed.
starvation
The act or process of starving.
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  1. The act or process of starving.
  2. The condition of being starved.
  3. A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
thirstiness
The property of being thirsty; thirst.
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  1. The property of being thirsty; thirst.
voracity
The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony
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  1. The state of being voracious; rapacity or extreme gluttony
desire
A strong wish or craving
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  1. A strong wish or craving
  2. The feeling of wanting to have something or wishing that something will happen.
  3. An object of such feeling or passion:
longing
Strong desire; yearning
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  1. Strong desire; yearning
  2. A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
craving
An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
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  1. An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
  2. A consuming desire; a yearning.
hankering
A craving; yearning
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  1. A craving; yearning
taste
The quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavor; savor
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  1. The quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavor; savor
  2. The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.
  3. A personal preference or liking:
hunger
The discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food
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  1. The discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food
  2. A strong desire or craving:
  3. The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
stomach
A saclike muscular organ in vertebrate animals that stores and breaks down ingested food. Food enters the stomach from the esophagus and passes to the small intestine through the pylorus. Glands in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and the digestive enzyme pepsin.
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  1. A saclike muscular organ in vertebrate animals that stores and breaks down ingested food. Food enters the stomach from the esophagus and passes to the small intestine through the pylorus. Glands in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid and the digestive enzyme pepsin.
  2. Desire or inclination of any kind
  3. A desire or inclination, especially for something difficult or unpleasant:
taste
A personal preference or liking:
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  1. A personal preference or liking:
  2. A distinctive perception as if by the sense of taste:
  3. The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.
thirst
Any strong desire; craving
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  1. Any strong desire; craving
  2. The desire to drink.
  3. The uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat
appetence
A tendency or propensity.
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  1. A tendency or propensity.
  2. A natural attraction or affinity.
  3. A strong craving or desire.
appetency
(Now Rare) An instinctive tendency; propensity
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  1. (Now Rare) An instinctive tendency; propensity
  2. A natural attraction; affinity
  3. A strong desire; craving; appetite
craving
An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
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  1. An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
  2. A consuming desire; a yearning.
desire
An instance of this feeling:
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  1. An instance of this feeling:
  2. An object of such feeling or passion:
  3. A strong wish or craving
hunger
The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
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  1. The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
  2. A strong desire or craving:
  3. The discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food
itch
An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
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  1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.
  2. A restless desire or craving for something:
  3. An irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part
longing
Strong desire; yearning
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  1. Strong desire; yearning
  2. A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
lust
An overwhelming desire or craving:
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  1. An overwhelming desire or craving:
  2. Excessive sexual desire, esp. as seeking unrestrained gratification
  3. A desire to gratify the senses; bodily appetite
thirst
Any strong desire; craving
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  1. Any strong desire; craving
  2. The desire to drink.
  3. The uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat
wish
A polite request with some of the force of an order
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  1. A polite request with some of the force of an order
  2. Expressed desire for a person's well-being, good fortune, etc.
  3. A feeling that one would like to have or do something or to see something happen; a desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.
yearning
Deep or anxious longing, desire, etc.
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  1. Deep or anxious longing, desire, etc.
  2. A wistful or melancholy longing.
  3. A persistent, often melancholy desire; a longing:
yen
The basic monetary unit of Japan
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  1. The basic monetary unit of Japan
  2. A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving.
fondness
The quality of being fond
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  1. The quality of being fond
  2. Tender or doting affection
  3. An inclination; taste
partiality
Prejudice or bias in favor of something.
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  1. Prejudice or bias in favor of something.
  2. Particular fondness or liking
  3. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
preference
The selecting of someone or something over another or others:
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  1. The selecting of someone or something over another or others:
  2. The right, power, or opportunity of prior choice or claim
  3. The right or chance to make a choice:
relish
Something that lends pleasure or zest:
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  1. Something that lends pleasure or zest:
  2. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
  3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
taste
The quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavor; savor
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  1. The quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavor; savor
  2. A personal preference or liking:
  3. The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.
weakness
Something of which one is excessively fond or desirous:
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  1. Something of which one is excessively fond or desirous:
  2. A special fondness or inclination:
  3. A weak point; fault or defect, as in one's character
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  • She returned to her room to clean herself up, cursing peanut butter for ruining her appetite as she went.

  • Lana lowered the soup, her appetite gone.

  • Jessi wasn't about to cave to his appetite, but Toni was almost begging.

  • It was near ten o'clock the next morning when Martha awoke in a festive mood with the appetite of a hibernating bear.

  • The appetite of the Welsh people for sermons is enormous, and the preachers are characterized by an exceptionally high order of pulpit power.

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