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hunger | chocolate |

As a noun hunger

is hunger.

As a verb chocolate is

.

As an adjective chocolate is

chocolate (attributive).

hunger

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) hunger, from (etyl) . Compare Dutch honger, German and Low German Hunger, Swedish hunger.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A need or compelling desire for food.
  • (by extension) Any strong desire.
    • I have a hunger to win.
  • * Spenser
    • O sacred hunger of ambitious minds!
    Usage notes
    The phrase be hungry'' is more common than ''have hunger to express a need for food.
    Antonyms
    * satiety * satiation
    Derived terms
    * hunger is the best spice
    See also
    * thirst

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) hyngran.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be in need of food.
  • (figuratively) To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
    • I hungered for your love.
  • * Bible, Matthew v. 6
    • Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness.
  • (archaic) To make hungry; to famish.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    chocolate

    English

    (wikipedia chocolate)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans
    • Chocolate is a very popular treat.
  • (uncountable) A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk
  • (countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate
    • He bought her some chocolates as a gift.
  • (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate
    • As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate .

    Derived terms

    * bar of chocolate * choc * choccy * chocoholic * chocolate-box * chocolate chip * chocolate leather * chocolate phosphate * chocolate plastic * chocolate tree * chocolatey, chocolaty * compound chocolate * dark chocolate * hot chocolate * milk chocolate * modeling chocolate, modelling chocolate * plain chocolate * white chocolate

    Related terms

    * chocolatier

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made of or containing chocolate.
  • Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.

    • See also

    * black bottom pie * Black Forest gateau * brownie * cacao * carob * cocoa bean * cocoa butter * * devil's food cake * ganache * lamington * marquise * mocha * mochaccino * mole * Nanaimo bar * praline * sacher torte * tollhouse cookie * truffle *

    References

    * * 2000 , Karen Dakin, Søren Wichmann, ‘Cacao and Chocolate: An Uto-Aztec perspective’, Ancient Mesoamerica , vol. 11, pages 55–75. * 1983 , Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (University of Texas Press), page 54.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "chocolate") * 1000 English basic words ----