Hanger vs Hungry - What's the difference?
hanger | hungry |
One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
That by which a thing is suspended. Especially:
# A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended.
# (machines) A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs.
# A bridle iron
# A clothes hanger
That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword.
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(UK) A steep, wooded declivity.
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Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.
(figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire ('appetite') for something.
* Charles Kingsley
* Shakespeare
Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
* Shakespeare
As a verb hanger
is to eat.As an adjective hungry is
affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.hanger
English
Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
Not to be confused with hangar (a garage-like building for airplanes).Anagrams
* ----hungry
English
Adjective
(er)- My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven't got any money .
- The cruel, hungry foam.
- Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
- a hungry soil
- The hungry beach.