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STARVES Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word starves. (exact relations)
There are 22 hypernyms of the word starves. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For STARVES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for starves, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
deprive choke conk croak decease desire die exit expire go hurt pass perish suffer want
Phrases (7)
buy the farmcash in one's chipsgive-up the ghostkick the bucketpass awaypop offsnuff it

Alternatives for CRAVES

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