A person who or thing which devours, wastes, or destroys; a person who or thing which consumes food or drink.
| 单词 | θ83793 |
| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > devouring (of fire, etc.) > that which devours (of fire, insects, etc.) > one who or that which consumes time, money, etc. (7) consumerc1425 A person who or thing which devours, wastes, or destroys; a person who or thing which consumes food or drink. gulf1538 An absorbing eddy; a whirlpool. In later use chiefly figurative, that which devours or swallows up anything. (Blending with 4b.) locust1545 A person viewed as behaving in a devouring or destructive way. moth1577 Something that eats away, wastes, or diminishes (wealth, happiness, etc.) gradually and silently; spec. a source of great expense. depastor1583 One who feeds upon, eats away, or consumes. whale1606 Allusive, proverbial, transferred, and figurative uses of sense 1. allusively. consumptive1739 A medicinal agent used to reduce or eliminate morbid humours or diseased tissue. Obsolete. |
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