Famish
11famish — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. starve, die of hunger, be hungry; pinch, exhaust. See parsimony. Ant., sate …
12famish — fam·ish || fæmɪʃ v. be hungry, suffer from hunger; make hungry; starve to death …
13famish — I. v. a. 1. Starve, kill or destroy with hunger. 2. Distress with hunger, exhaust by hunger. II. v. n. 1. Starve, die of hunger, perish for want of food. 2. Be distressed by hunger, suffer extreme hunger, pine for food …
14famish — fam·ish …
15famish — fam•ish [[t]ˈfæm ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to suffer extreme hunger 2) archaic to starve to death • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME to starve …
16famish — v.tr. & intr. (usu. in passive) 1 reduce or be reduced to extreme hunger. 2 colloq. feel very hungry. Etymology: ME f. obs. fame f. OF afamer ult. f. L fames hunger …
17Famished — Famish Fam ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Famishing}.] [OE. famen; cf. OF. afamer, L. fames. See {Famine}, and cf. {Affamish}.] 1. To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To exhaust the strength or… …
18Famishing — Famish Fam ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Famishing}.] [OE. famen; cf. OF. afamer, L. fames. See {Famine}, and cf. {Affamish}.] 1. To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To exhaust the strength or… …
19Dark and Stormy Night (film) — Dark and Stormy Night Directed by Larry Blamire Produced by James N. Perry, Jr. Written by Larry Blamire Starring Larry Blamire Jennifer Blaire …
20famine — [14] Both famine and famish [14] come ultimately from Latin famēs ‘hunger’. Its Vulgar Latin derivative *faminis produced Old French famine, source of English famine. Famish has come via a more circuitous route: another Vulgar Latin derivative of …
