English noun: yen | |||
1. | yen (feeling) a yearning for something or to do something | ||
Synonyms | hankering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hungriness, longing, yearning | ||
2. | yen (quantity) the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Japanese monetary unit | ||
Part holonym | sen | ||
English verb: yen | |||
1. | yen (emotion) have a desire for something or someone who is not present | ||
Samples | She ached for a cigarette. I am pining for my lover. | ||
Synonyms | ache, languish, pine, yearn | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hanker, long, yearn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | die | ||