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work up an appetite


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appetite
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Sense: A craving for food or drink
Synonyms:
hunger Collocations, thirst Collocations, craving Collocations, longing Collocations, urge Collocations, taste Collocations, dryness, dehydration, starvation Collocations, empty stomach, thirstiness, ravenousness, voracity, desire Collocations, greed Collocations, greediness, gluttony
Antonyms:
fullness, satiety, inappetence, satiation, satisfaction Collocations, lack of appetite
Sense: Desire
Synonyms:
longing Collocations, craving Collocations, hankering, desire Collocations, yearning Collocations, need Collocations, covetousness, coveting, impatience
Antonyms:
no desire, indifference, apathy, lack of interest


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