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- pronunciation:
- yen
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(informal) a yearning or desire.
a yen for some spicy food- synonyms:
- craving, hankering, yearning
- similar words:
- appetite, desire, fancy, hunger, itch, longing, lust, mind, thirst, wish
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| related words: |
belly, hope, taste, urge, want, whim, yearning |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
yens, yenning, yenned |
| definition: |
(informal) to have a yearning or desire.
He yens for action and excitement.- synonyms:
- hanker, yearn
- similar words:
- ache, burn, crave, hunger, itch, long, lust, pine, sigh, thirst, want, wish
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| related words: |
yearn |
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