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appetite
  1. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.
  2. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
  3. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.
  4. A taste, preference.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “While hunger and appetite are often experienced together, when we are hungry and want a particular food, appetites for foods can occur in the absence of hunger.”
      “They are now possessed of an insatiable appetite for success.”
      “Living standards have risen, awakening a strong appetite for travel among the population.”
appestat
  1. The area of the brain (possibly in the hypothalamus) supposed to control appetite and regulate food intake
  2. Examples:
    1. “Just as a thermostat regulates the temperature in your house, the appestat regulates the appetite control.”
      “This is because their appestat tells them to keep eating because the food in their diet lacks nutritional value.”
      “Your appestat is a control mechanism that has been fine-tuned for hundreds of generations.”
appetizer
  1. (plural) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The meal starts with an appetizer of citrus-scented crab salad mounded on cucumber slices.”
      “At this point, I will unthaw a deluxe bag of jumbo shrimp for you to sample as the appetizer.”
      “Portions are OK for 1 person but you might want to also order an appetizer to nom-nom on in addition to a main entree.”
appetitiveness
  1. The fact or quality of being appetitive.
appetiser
  1. Alternative spelling of appetizer
  2. Examples:
    1. “A good save from Wilkshire was the appetiser for a blinding effort to deny League One's top scorer Leroy Lita from adding to his six-goal tally.”
      “A light, clear soup is a great appetiser, and sipping fizzy drinks makes it easier to prolong a meal.”
      “My friend had the cold Serbian appetiser, which included pastrami, parma ham, and the wonderful peppered creamed cheese.”
appetisers
  1. plural of appetiser
  2. Examples:
    1. “We have a huge range of dishes, from appetisers to soups, to main courses, European dishes and side orders.”
      “The new menu also includes a variety of soups, salads, appetisers, pasta and bakes and of course, all those pizzas.”
      “Everything was presented with great panache and evening meals were preceded by complimentary canapes and appetisers.”
appetizers
  1. plural of appetizer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A glass of Prosecco kicks off lunch, and clear mushroom soup with fresh tomatoes or appetizers from the buffet offer a warm-up during half-time.”
      “The dinner was progressing slowly, almost formally, with aperitifs, appetizers, and now soups.”
      “You can make deviled eggs for appetizers, spike them in eggnog or make quiches, frittatas, omelets or other brunch-type party fare.”
appestats
  1. plural of appestat
appetites
  1. plural of appetite
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Her appetites were as spirited as his and released an almost Rabelaisian exuberance in them both.”
      “Just to whet our appetites, and to make us more appreciative of history in the making.”
      “Of course a day in the saddle means hearty appetites, picnics notwithstanding.”
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