DEVORES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word devores. (close relations)
Definition of DEVORES
Best Alternative Words for DEVORES
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eats | verbv | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a meal | ||||||||
consumes | verbv | |||||||
verb • eat up completely, as with great appetite • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • spend extravagantly • destroy completely • use up (resources or materials) • engage fully | ||||||||
devours | verbv | |||||||
verb • to consume • enjoy avidly • eat up completely, as with great appetite • eat greedily | ||||||||
engulfs | verbv | |||||||
verb • devote (oneself) fully to • flow over or cover completely | ||||||||
gobbles | verbv | |||||||
noun • the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock verb • eat hastily without proper chewing • make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys | ||||||||
gulps | verbv | |||||||
noun • a large and hurried swallow • a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing verb • to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught • utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly | ||||||||
ingests | verbv | |||||||
verb • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • take up mentally | ||||||||
swallows | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small amount of liquid food • the act of swallowing • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations verb • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking • engulf and destroy • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • utter unclearly • take back what one has said • keep from expressing • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • believe or accept without questioning or challenge |