noun
1 desire for food
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , enormous , gargantuan , good , healthy , hearty , huge , insatiable , large , ravenous
▪
special double-decker sandwiches for big ~s
▪ poor , small
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The symptoms of depression can include poor ~.
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I have always had a small ~.
▪ jaded ( BrE )
▪
magnificent meals to tempt the most jaded ~s
VERB + APPETITE
▪ have
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She had no ~ and began to lose weight.
▪ lose
▪ build , build up , develop , work up
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I went for a walk to work up an ~ for breakfast.
▪ get back , regain
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After a week she had regained her ~.
▪ give sb
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All that digging has given me an ~.
▪ increase , stimulate
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The cold air had given an edge to my ~.
▪ control , curb , decrease , reduce , suppress , take away , take the edge off ( esp. BrE )
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Some drugs can suppress the ~.
▪ ruin , spoil
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This is something you can eat between meals without ruining your ~.
▪ satisfy
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This meal will satisfy even the healthiest ~.
APPETITE + VERB
▪ grow , increase
▪ come back , return
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His ~ has returned to normal.
PHRASES
▪ a lack of ~ , a loss of ~
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The symptoms include aching limbs and a loss of ~.
2 strong desire for sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ enormous , great , huge , insatiable , voracious
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an insatiable ~ for books
▪ growing
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The airport cannot accommodate the growing ~ for flights.
▪ public
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The website recognizes the public ~ for serious information.
▪ sexual
▪ intellectual
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The website has enough good content to satisfy its users' intellectual ~.
VERB + APPETITE
▪ have
▪ lose
▪ give sb
▪ feed , fuel , increase , whet
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Reading the first story whetted my ~ for more.
▪ dull
▪ sate , satisfy
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He sated her ~ for adventure and intrigue.
▪ indulge
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We get into debt to indulge our ~ for consumer goods.
APPETITE + VERB
▪ grow , increase
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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His ~ for power had grown.