Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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famine | Yes | No | No | No |
shortage | Yes | No | No | No |
famine (noun) | shortage (noun) |
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a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required |
an acute insufficiency | an acute insufficiency |