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starvation
noun [U] /stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən/
/stɑːr-/ Definition
(Definition of starvation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (I'm so hungry), I could eat a horse idiom
- appetite noun (FOOD)
- be gasping idiom
- eat like a horse idiom
- famine noun
- famished adjective
- hungry adjective (NEEDING FOOD)
- make sb's mouth water idiom
- munchies noun
- on an empty stomach idiom
- parched adjective (VERY THIRSTY)
- ravenous adjective
- smack your lips idiom
- starved adjective
- starving adjective (NO FOOD)
- thirst noun (NEED FOR DRINK)
- thirsty adjective (NEED FOR DRINK)
- voracious adjective
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