Word: Hunger
Part of Speech: Noun and Verb
Basic Definition: 1. Noun: Hunger is the strong feeling you have when you want or need food. It can also mean a strong desire for something else, like knowledge or love. 2. Verb: To hunger means to feel hungry or to have a strong desire for something.
Usage Instructions: - As a noun, you can use "hunger" to talk about needing food or wanting something very much. - As a verb, you can say you "hunger for" something when you really want it.
Examples: - Noun: "After not eating for several hours, I felt a strong hunger." - Verb: "She hungers for knowledge and reads many books."
Advanced Usage: - You can use "hunger" in a more abstract way. For example, you might say someone has a "hunger for success" or a "hunger for affection," which means they really want to succeed or be loved.
Word Variants: - Hungry (adjective): The state of feeling hunger. Example: "I am very hungry right now." - Hunger (noun): The feeling itself. Example: "His hunger for food was overwhelming." - Hungering (verb): The act of feeling a strong desire. Example: "She was hungering for adventure."
Different Meanings: 1. Physiological Need: The basic need for food, which can cause physical discomfort if not fulfilled. 2. Desire: A strong wish for something non-physical, like knowledge or love.
Synonyms: - For physical hunger: appetite, starvation, craving, need for food. - For emotional or abstract hunger: desire, yearning, thirst (as in "thirst for knowledge").
Idioms: - "Hunger for knowledge": This means to have a strong desire to learn and understand more about the world. - "Hunger games": While this refers to a popular book and movie series, it can also refer to competitive situations where people are trying to achieve something desperately.
Phrasal Verb: - "Hunger after": This means to long for something intensely. Example: "He hungers after recognition in his career."
Remember, "hunger" can be both about food and about wanting other things in life.