Craving

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  • noun. A consuming desire; a yearning.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Vehement or urgent desire or longing; appetite; yearning.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.
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  • noun. A strong desire; yearning
  • verb. Present participle of crave.
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  • noun. an intense desire for some particular thing
    • Word Usage
    "The nervous system degenerates, and the consequence of this degeneracy is the production of that form of irritation within the system which we call the craving for drink, and which requires alcohol for its immediate satisfaction."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    desire  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    addiction  appetence  appetency  appetite  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Staving  behaving  braving  caving  engraving  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    appetite  aspiration  aversion  compulsion  crave  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    a habit  acquired tolerance  acute alcoholism  addictedness  addiction  
    verb-stem
    crave  
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