Drive and Hankering

Drive

Drive noun - A strong wish for something.
Usage example: a drive to succeed in the television news business

Hankering and drive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hankering" instead a noun "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

Hankering

Hankering noun - A strong wish for something.
Usage example: I've had a hankering for pizza with anchovies all afternoon

Drive and hankering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead a noun "Hankering".

Nearby Words: hanker, hankered

How words are described

major major drive major hankering
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