starve vs desire

starve is not a noun while desire is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
starve	No	No	Yes	No
desire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, desire is a hypernym of starve; that is, desire is a word with a broader meaning than starve:

Other hypernyms of starve include want.

starve (noun)	desire (noun)
	an inclination to want things
	the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
	something that is desired

starve (verb)	desire (verb)
be hungry; go without food	feel or have a desire for; want strongly
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for	express a desire for
die of food deprivation	expect and wish
deprive of food
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering