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devour::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | consume, demolish, down, go through |
| Type of | polish off, eat up, finish |
| Derivation | devourer |
Examples of devour
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Deer, bears, ducks, pigeons and woodpeckers also devour these hard-shelled nuts.
From the sacbee.com
The Lopez twins stockpile figurines of Disney characters and devour comic books.
From the washingtonpost.com
From the way they devour their food, they look like they hadn't eaten breakfast.
From the sacbee.com
When that listing of high-end homes comes out, I devour it like teens eat pizza.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Did she devour the leaves of the plant in the living room or merely nibble them?
From the gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com
They cancel, they block, they ruin and they devour, and they never seem to stop.
From the hecklerspray.com
With that buildup, we couldn't wait to devour the forbidden text at one sitting.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The latest Eugenides is a very good novel, one that we defy anyone not to devour.
From the economist.com
No, they crash and scramble and mutter to themselves as they devour ripe seeds.
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- Destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
- Enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
- Eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
- Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
- (devouring) avid: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
- Devour is a 2005 horror film directed by David Winkler.
- "Devour" is a song recorded and performed by the hard rock band Shinedown. The song was released as the first single in promotion of the band's third studio album, The Sound of Madness. The track landed online and at multi-format rock radio outlets nationwide on May 5. ...
- (The Devouring) The Devouring is a teen horror novel by author Simon Holt. This book was published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on September 1, 2008. The Devouring is the first in a series; the second book, titled The Devouring #2: Soulstice, was released September 1, 2009.
- To eat quickly, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing
