craving for food (noun)

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• craving — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate (esp. BrE), intense, strong ▪ food cravings ▪ hunger cravings ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• munchies — noun /ˈmʌntʃiz/ a) Food, especially convenience snack foods. b) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol …   Wiktionary

• binge-purge syndrome — noun a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self induced vomiting • Syn: ↑bulimarexia, ↑binge vomit syndrome,… …   Useful english dictionary

• binge-vomit syndrome — noun a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self induced vomiting • Syn: ↑bulimarexia, ↑binge purge syndrome,… …   Useful english dictionary

• bulima nervosa — noun a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self induced vomiting • Syn: ↑bulimarexia, ↑binge purge syndrome,… …   Useful english dictionary

• bulimia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek boulimia great hunger, from bou , augmentative prefix (from bous head of cattle) + limos hunger more at cow Date: 14th century 1. an abnormal and constant craving for food 2. a serious eating disord …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• appetite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hunger, desire, craving. Ant., aversion, distaste. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A craving for food or drink] Syn. hunger, thirst, craving, longing, urge, taste, dryness, dehydration, starvation, empty… …   English dictionary for students

• ap|pe|tite — «AP uh tyt», noun. 1. desire or craving for food: »Michael had no appetite, so they had to coax him to eat. SYNONYM(S): hunger. 2. Figurative. a) desire or craving: »The lively boys had a great appetite for excitement and amusement. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• si|to|ma|ni|a — «SY toh MAY nee uh», noun. an abnormal craving for food. ╂[< Greek sîtos food, grain + English mania] …   Useful english dictionary

• munchies — /ˈmʌntʃiz / (say muncheez) plural noun Colloquial 1. anything to eat, especially snacks between meals. 2. a craving for food, especially as resulting from smoking marijuana …  

• sitomania — /saɪtoʊˈmeɪniə/ (say suytoh mayneeuh), / jə/ (say yuh) noun morbid craving for food …