hunger
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
verbnoun
Common
1.v.feel the need to eat
2.v.have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
3.v.be hungry; go without food
“Let's eat--I'm starving!”
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hunger and hunter differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. hunger means “feel the need to eat”. hunter means “someone who hunts game”.
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
1.v.feel the need to eat
2.v.have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
3.v.be hungry; go without food
“Let's eat--I'm starving!”
/ˈhʌntɚ/
1.n.someone who hunts game
2.n.a person who searches for something
“a treasure hunter”
3.n.a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
| hunger | hunter | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ | /ˈhʌntɚ/ |
| Said | HUHNG-gur | HUHN-tur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun |
| Senses | 5 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | huntsman |
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