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famished definition
famished |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb famish Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb famish Entailment of verb famish Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb famish 3 senses of famish Sense 1 starve, hunger, famish => suffer, hurt Sense 2 starve, famish => deprive Sense 3 starve, famish => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass Familiarity of verb famish famish used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb famish Sense 1 starve, hunger, famish => suffer, hurt -------------- Sense 2 starve, famish => deprive -------------- Sense 3 starve, famish => die, decease, perish, go exit pass away expire, pass -------------- Overview of verb famish The verb famish has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. starve, hunger, famish -- (be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!") 2. starve, famish -- (deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners") 3. starve, famish -- (die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought") Overview of adj famished The adj famished has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient -- (extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy") Antonyms of adj famished 1 sense of famished Sense 1 famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient INDIRECT (VIA hungry) -> thirsty Similarity of adj famished 1 sense of famished Sense 1 famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient => hungry (vs. thirsty) Attributes of adj famished Familiarity of adj famished famished used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj famished famished Overview of verb famish The verb famish has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. starve, hunger, famish -- (be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!") 2. starve, famish -- (deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners") 3. starve, famish -- (die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought") Overview of adj famished The adj famished has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient -- (extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy")
famished definition