Associations to the word «Devour»
Noun
- Tyrant
- Spoil
- Lizard
- Food
- Crust
- Deliverance
- Prometheus
- Deer
- Tear
- Mouse
- Tarzan
- Lick
- Calf
- Perseverance
- Disgust
- Progeny
- Perch
- Wrath
- Dead
- Praying
- Oyster
- Ape
- Osiris
- Bone
- Mankind
- Baku
- Garbage
- Weeds
- Marrow
- Famine
- Darkness
- Enemy
- Maiden
- Thread
- Stomach
- Rage
- Quart
- Lar
- Bird
- Shred
- Midshipman
- Boa
- Foe
- Chicken
- Kiss
- Pig
- Eclipse
- Squid
- Corn
- Cat
- Crush
- Haunt
- Haste
- Pie
- Whale
- Fiend
- Fly
- Jungle
- Brutality
- Belly
- Nest
- Zeus
- Sacrifice
- Catch
- Weep
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEVOUR, verb. To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
DEVOUR, verb. To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
DEVOUR, verb. To take in avidly with the intellect.
DEVOUR, verb. To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
Dictionary definition
DEVOUR, verb. Destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home".
DEVOUR, verb. Enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels".
DEVOUR, verb. Eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal".
DEVOUR, verb. Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches".
Wise words
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Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.