hunger

Noun

• strong desire for something (not food or drink)
  • a thirst for knowledge
    
  • hunger for affection
    

• a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

Verb

• be hungry; go without food
  • Let's eat--I'm starving!
    

• have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

• feel the need to eat

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hungriness , thirst , thirstiness , starve , famish , crave , lust