consumptive |
inclined to consume; wasteful. [1/4 definitions] |
curculio |
any of several weevils that consume fruits and vegetables. |
devour |
to swallow up or consume as if by eating quickly. [1/3 definitions] |
eat |
to consume (food) through the mouth. [2/7 definitions] |
eat up |
to consume all of; use up. [2/5 definitions] |
exhaust |
to consume all of; use up. [1/11 definitions] |
finish |
to completely use up or consume, esp. food and drink (often fol. by "up" or "off"). [1/11 definitions] |
fungus |
one of a large group of living things that appear similar to plants but cannot make their own food using sunlight in the way plants do. Fungi consume plant, animal, and other living matter. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are fungi. Fungi help decompose dead plants and animals. |
gulp |
to take large swallows of; consume rapidly (often fol. by "down"). [1/5 definitions] |
guzzle |
to drink or eat very quickly and in a large amount, as if greedy or in great need. [2 definitions] |
Hessian fly |
a small fly, the larvae of which infest and consume the stems of grasses, wheat, and other grain plants. |
imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. [1/3 definitions] |
incinerate |
to consume by fire; burn completely. |
kill1 |
to consume entirely, esp. drink. [1/10 definitions] |
overconsume |
combined form of consume. |
snob |
someone who prefers what he or she considers the finest things in quality or status and feels offended by having to use or consume things of lower quality or status. [1/3 definitions] |
suck |
to consume by dissolving in the mouth. [1/10 definitions] |
taste |
to consume a little bit of. [2/15 definitions] |
touch |
to consume; taste. [1/22 definitions] |
use |
to spend; consume. [1/9 definitions] |
use up |
to completely consume or exhaust; finish. |