2006-10-27 22:14:01 · 16 answers · asked by clusterofstars 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
from the sentence.."A voracious brush fire.."
2006-10-27 22:47:26 · update #1
rapacious: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
edacious: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
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Eating with greediness, ravenous
www.umd.umich.edu/dept/na/aquatic_insecta/glossary.htm
consuming food in great quantities
www.kentuckyawake.org/templates/glossary/
If your reptile or amphibian has a voracious appetite, that means that it readily consumes its food in a greedy fashion.
www.repticzone.com/articles/reptile_terms_and_definitions.html
2006-10-27 22:15:37 · answer #1 · answered by Eden* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Does Voracious Mean
2016-10-28 14:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by hanrahan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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huge appetite for ... excessively eager This elephant is a voracious eater, he eats about 700 pounds of food a day. He is a voracious reader. He really enjoys reading.
2016-04-09 01:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition of voracious is: rapacious: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
In the context of your sentence it would mean that the fire was fierce and srong and devoured everything in its path.
2006-10-28 00:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by Inky Pinky Ponky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vo·ra·cious [vaw ráyshəss, və ráyshəss]
adj
1. very hungry: desiring or consuming food in great quantities
a voracious appetite
2. especially eager: unusually eager or enthusiastic about an activity
a voracious reader
[Mid-17th century. From the Latin stem vorac- , from vorare “to devour.”]
-vo·ra·cious·ly, adv
-vo·ra·cious·ness, n
-vo·rac·i·ty [vaw rássətee, və rássətee], n
2006-10-27 22:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by Axn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
–adjective
1.craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
2.exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector.
2006-10-27 22:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by Ciaoenrico 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word is often used in relation to movie stars, e.g. "He has a voracious sexual appetite".
2006-10-27 22:22:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 : having a huge appetite
2 : excessively eager
2006-10-27 22:33:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strong.
2006-10-27 22:17:07 · answer #9 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's this book called a dictionary, get one and look it up yourself
2006-10-28 03:00:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋