See Also: Hunger(medicine)
hunger(2)(dictionary)
hunger(1)(dictionary)
air hunger(medicine)
affect hunger(medicine)
hunger 1, noun(dictionary)
hunger 2, verb(dictionary)
hunger strike(dictionary)
narcotic hunger(medicine)
hunger pain(medicine)

hunger 1, noun (oh) and stump(7) (iou)


hunger 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: hungor]
[U] lack of Food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death
-synonym starvation starvation
die of/from hunger
ĦĦThousands of people are dying from hunger every day.
[U] the feeling that you need to eat
-see also thirst thirst
ĦĦTry to satisfy your hunger by eating some fruit.
hunger pangs
(=sudden feelings of being hungry)
[singular, U] a strong need or desire for something
hunger for
ĦĦher hunger for knowledge
ĦĦa hunger for Success

stump(7) (iou)



stump verb2 trans. E19.
[from STUMP noun2, after French estomper.]
Soften the edges of (a drawing) or blend (a line) with a stump or blunted shading stick.