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hungry

Definitions

adjective

  1. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
  2. feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

Examples

Combine the corn with steamed green vegetables like asparagus and offer baked potatoes to ensure the children don't go hungry.

Not feeling hungry again until about ten that night, we strolled along to the same street that had earlier been alive with culinary possibilities.

I long for the Monday nights before he came along when the second I got hungry I could stand by the kitchen TV watching "The Bachelorette," while whumping down a salade nicoise.

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thirsty

Definitions

adjective

  1. needing moisture
  2. feeling a need or desire to drink
  3. (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
  4. able to take in large quantities of moisture

Examples

They were however a bit thirsty as far as fuel was concerned due to their 4 giant 4125 kilowatt motors, and never reached production.

See, Stuart is like all the rest of the blood thirsty criminals in D.C., … ya seel hundreds of thousands more brown people will be killed because he's arrognt enough, he's evil enough and doggonnit Satan likes him!

As the student's uniforms are traded for spears and war paint, the innocent boys devolve into uncontrolled, bloodthirsty hunters and ultimately, savages intent on killing the "beast".

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