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STARVED

(adj.sat, verb, adj.)

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There are 12 meanings of the word Starved.

Starved - as an adjective satellite

Suffering from lack of food

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
starving12

Extremely hungry

Example: "They were tired and famished for food and sleep"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
esurient8famished17ravenous11sharp-set

Starved - as a verb

To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.

To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

To be very hungry.

Example: "Hey, ma, i'm starving! what's for dinner?"

To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

Example: "The patient's brain was starved of oxygen."

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

(especially yorkshire and lancashire) to kill with cold.

Example: "I was half starved waiting out in that wind."

Starved - as an adjective

Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.

(by extension) deprived of nourishment or of something vital.

Extremely hungry.

Example: "I'm starved! i haven't eaten since breakfast."

Example Sentences

"The starved dog eagerly ate the food."
"After days without food, the children looked starved."
"The refugees were brought to a camp, starved and malnourished."
"The starved cat scavenged for scraps of food in the alley."
"The starved prisoner begged for something to eat."
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Word Game Points

Is STARVED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, starved is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

STARVED has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.

Is STARVED a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, starved is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
STARVED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.

Is STARVED a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, starved is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
STARVED has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.

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