v
(obsolete) To cause (somebody) to die of hunger; to starve.
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
adj
Obsolete form of anhungered. [(obsolete) Hungry.]
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
n
designed to fight against hunger; used e.g. of a policy
n
a shortage in the number of calories needed to maintain one's bodyweight
n
(informal) Unpleasant physical symptoms, such as lethargy and headaches, resulting from cutting carbohydrates out of one's diet.
v
(UK, dialect, transitive or intransitive) To be hungry; starve.
v
(archaic, idiomatic) To want or need food; to show signs of hunger.
n
A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
n
Obsolete spelling of dearth [A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.]
adj
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
n
An economic problem caused by a dwindling supply of energy, at an increasing price.
v
(transitive) To make hungry.
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to hunger.
adj
Obsolete spelling of famelic [(obsolete) Of or pertaining to hunger.]
n
(uncountable) Extreme shortage of food in a region.
n
(nutrition) Any inexpensive or readily available food used to nourish people in times of extreme poverty or starvation.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of famine.
adv
In a famished way; very hungrily.
adj
Obsolete form of famished. [Extremely hungry.]
n
(medicine, archaic) repugnance toward food; unwillingness to eat
n
Obsolete form of fasting. [abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food]
n
(idiomatic) A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.
n
(idiomatic, by extension) A voracious competition among would-be purchasers, etc. for limited resources.
n
A populated region where food, especially healthy food, is difficult to obtain.
n
The measure of the availability of food and individuals' ability to access it.
adj
(archaic) Very hungry; dying of hunger; starving.
v
(obsolete) To be very thirsty; be dying of thirst.
adj
Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty
n
(slang) Hunger and anger, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
adj
(slang) Hungry and angry, especially when the anger is induced by the hunger.
adj
(colloquial) Starving; very hungry.
n
(often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
n
(historical, rare) А famine with mass deaths, especially one of the Soviet famines in 1921–22, 1932–33, or 1946–47.
adj
(dated) Pronunciation spelling of hungry. [Affected by hunger; having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach because you need food.]
n
(cycling, colloquial) Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition.
n
Pain that results from severe hunger.
n
(rare, idiomatic) Alluring taste or smell in a food.
n
A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.
n
Alternative form of hunger pain [Eggcorn of hunger pang.]
adj
Affected (specifically weakened) by hunger.
adj
(obsolete) hungry; in need of food.
n
One who hungers or yearns.
adv
With hunger or yearning.
adj
(obsolete) Wanting food; starved.
n
Alternative form of hunger pain [Eggcorn of hunger pang.]
adj
Characterised or marked by hunger
adj
Eye dialect spelling of hungry. [Affected by hunger; having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach because you need food.]
n
(slang) Hunger or cravings for food.
v
(informal, transitive) To make hungry.
adj
(UK dialectal, Scotland) Having a keen appetite, hungry.
n
The 1930s, regarded as a period of poverty in Britain.
n
(historical) An experimental movement in arts and literature in West Bengal, India, during the period 1961-1965, claiming that India was in the grip of sarvagrass, meaning that its culture fed on all the morsels available to it from all over the world.
adj
Suffering from kwashiorkor.
adj
(obsolete) Faint from lack of food; hungry.
n
(medicine, obsolete) A ravenous appetite caused by disease; morbid excessive hunger.
n
(informal, derogatory) Starvation in Venezuela (perceived to be) due to policies implemented by Nicolás Maduro.
adj
Belonging to a fast day or fast.
adj
(MTE, slang) hungry or starving
n
The starvation of a large proportion of a region's population due to drought, warfare, famine or similar events.
n
(rare) Severe starvation.
adj
(colloquial) mildly hungry
n
A form of acute malnutrition caused by excess consumption of any lean meat (such as rabbit), coupled with a lack of nutrients and usually other stressors such as a cold or dry environment.
adj
Poured with less hot water than normal.
n
(archaic) Synonym of mangelwurzel
n
A state of partial starvation.
adj
(agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
n
A craving for interpersonal physical contact, such as hugs.
v
(nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) Synonym of starve
n
(figuratively) Severe shortage of resources.
n
(figuratively) A wage so low that it can barely support a person.
adj
Of or pertaining to starvation.
v
(intransitive) To be very hungry.
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of unproductive, impoverished soil.
adj
Alternative form of starve-acre [Pertaining to or characteristic of unproductive, impoverished soil.]
adv
In the condition of one starved or starving; parsimoniously.
adj
Starving; suffering from starvation.
adj
(humorous, idiomatic) Extremely hungry
n
A person who works as an artist or performer despite making little or no money for it, therefore suffering in poverty.
adv
So as to cause starvation.
n
The situation of having a thirst for something.
adj
Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink (informal).
adj
(rare) Pronunciation spelling of hungry, representing dialect English. [Affected by hunger; having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach because you need food.]
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