to be devoured with curiosity

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• de|vour´ing|ly — de|vour «dih VOWR», transitive verb. 1. to eat (usually said of animals): »The lion devoured the sheep. 2. to eat like an animal; eat very hungrily: »The hungry boy devoured his dinner. SYNONYM(S): gulp. 3. Figurative. to consume, waste, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|vour´er — de|vour «dih VOWR», transitive verb. 1. to eat (usually said of animals): »The lion devoured the sheep. 2. to eat like an animal; eat very hungrily: »The hungry boy devoured his dinner. SYNONYM(S): gulp. 3. Figurative. to consume, waste, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|vour — «dih VOWR», transitive verb. 1. to eat (usually said of animals): »The lion devoured the sheep. 2. to eat like an animal; eat very hungrily: »The hungry boy devoured his dinner. SYNONYM(S): gulp. 3. Figurative. to consume, waste, or destroy:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Japanese mythology — For the Japanese pantheon, see List of Japanese deities. Shinto This article is part of a series on Shinto Practices and beliefs …   Wikipedia

• devour — UK [dɪˈvaʊə(r)] / US [dɪˈvaʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms devour : present tense I/you/we/they devour he/she/it devours present participle devouring past tense devoured past participle devoured 1) to eat something very fast because you are… …   English dictionary

• prurient — Synonyms and related words: Cyprian, Fescennine, Paphian, agape, agog, all agog, animal, aphrodisiomaniacal, athirst, bawdy, blue, burning with curiosity, carnal, clitoromaniacal, coarse, concupiscent, consumed with curiosity, consumed with… …   Moby Thesaurus

• devour — de|vour [ dı vaur ] verb transitive 1. ) to eat something very fast because you are hungry 2. ) to read, watch, or listen to something with a lot of interest or enthusiasm: He was already devouring detective fiction as a young child. 3. ) if you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• The Black Stone — Infobox short story name = The Black Stone title orig = translator = author = Robert E. Howard country = United States language = English series = John Kirowan Cthulhu Mythos genre = Lovecraftian horror published in = Weird Tales publication type …   Wikipedia

• devour — [di vour′] vt. [ME devouren < OFr devorer < L devorare < de , intens. + vorare, to swallow whole: see VORACIOUS] 1. to eat or eat up hungrily, greedily, or voraciously 2. to consume or destroy with devastating force 3. to take in… …   English World dictionary

• Felix Aderca — Froim Zelig Aderca Zelicu Froim Adercu Born March 13, 1891(1891 03 13) Puieşti Died December 12, 1962(1962 12 12) (ag …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium