crave

crave is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.
2. transitive verb. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.
3. intransitive verb. To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite.
4. verb. plead or ask for earnestly
5. verb. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms: hunger, lust, starve, thirst

Synonyms

hunger, lust, starve, thirst

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in crave:

carve, caver, varec

Common word forms

craved, craver, craves, craving

Words from these letters

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