hunger

hun·ger (huŋ′gər)

noun

1. the discomfort, pain, or weakness caused by a need for food
2. famine; starvation
a desire, need, or appetite for food
any strong desire; craving

Etymology: ME < OE hungor, akin to Ger hunger < IE base *kenk-, to burn, dry up > Lith kankà, pain

intransitive verb

transitive verb

Rare to subject to hunger; starve

craving, longing, yearning, mania, ravenousness, voracity, lust, desire for food, famine, starvation, appetite, gluttony, hungriness, panting, drought, appetition, glut, appetence, want, polydipsia, appetency, vacancy, void, greed, greediness, bottomless pit*, peckishness*, the munchies*, a stomach for*, sweet tooth*, aching void*; see also appetite 1, desire 1, starvation.

Converse of object

eradicate: Yet God has provided us with the capability of producing enough food to eradicate hunger from our planet.
alleviate: They are not motivated by a concern to " feed the world " or to alleviate hunger.
satisfy: Just like Acnan I am here to satisfy the hunger of the Land.
halve: This is an examination of the feasibility of halving world hunger by 2015.
eliminate: Will we act to eliminate hunger or will we forsake our credibility through omission?
endure: The various other benefits of fasting are that man gets to exercise sacrificing physical comfort and to endure hunger and thirst.

Preposition: at

bay: So simple blood transfusions will only keep the hunger at bay for a short while.

Converse of subject

weaken: And some families already weakened by hunger have lost their homes, animals and winter crops to floods.

Adjective modifier

insatiable: They were replaced by soulless monsters, driven only by an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
ravenous: The blaze crackles with a ravenous hunger, consuming the Hyperion with the enthusiasm of flames for vampires.
spiritual: The spiritual hunger of our time is another factor that needs to be taken into account.
chronic: With no resources to grow or purchase food, many children suffered from chronic hunger.

Modifies a noun

pang: This year it is hoped to have a big pan of broth on the boil to keep the hunger pangs at bay.
strike: Whilst in prison she went on hunger strike for periods lasting a few days to several months.
striker: A few days later, a second hunger striker dies.
strike.: Suspend the hunger strike. ' ) in order not to upset his mission.
march: In other parts of the country hunger marches to petition the government.

Noun used with modifier

IRA: He covered the assassination of Earl Mountbatten and the IRA hunger strikes.

Preposition: for

righteousness: The mass feeding was to fill the Nazarenes ' hunger for righteousness, not to fill their bellies.
flesh: They were replaced by soulless monsters, driven only by an insatiable hunger for human flesh.

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