STARVES Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word starves. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for STARVES
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craves | verbv | |||||||
verb • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • plead or ask for earnestly | ||||||||
desires | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||||
famishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • be hungry; go without food • deprive of food • die of food deprivation | ||||||||
hungers | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||||
longs | verbv | |||||||
adjective • primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified • primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified • good at remembering • holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices • (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration adverb • for an extended time or at a distant time • for an extended distance adjective satellite • of relatively great height • involving substantial risk • planning prudently for the future • having or being more than normal or necessary verb • desire strongly or persistently | ||||||||
pines | verbv | |||||||
noun • a coniferous tree • straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus verb • have a desire for something or someone who is not present | ||||||||
suffers | verbv | |||||||
verb • undergo or be subjected to • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) • experience (emotional) pain • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • get worse in quality • be in pain • feel physical pain • feel unwell or uncomfortable • be given to • undergo or suffer • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
wishes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a specific feeling of desire • an expression of some desire or inclination • (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare • the particular preference that you have verb • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • make or express a wish • feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of • order politely; express a wish for • invoke upon | ||||||||
yearns | verbv | |||||||
verb • desire strongly or persistently • have a desire for something or someone who is not present • have affection for; feel tenderness for | ||||||||
famish | verbv | |||||||
verb • be hungry; go without food • deprive of food • die of food deprivation | ||||||||
hunger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||||
crave | verbv | |||||||
verb • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • plead or ask for earnestly | ||||||||
thirst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a physiological need to drink • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to drink • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for |