Associations to the word «Voracious»
Verb
Wiktionary
VORACIOUS, adjective. Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
VORACIOUS, adjective. Having a great appetite for anything (e.g., a voracious reader).
Dictionary definition
VORACIOUS, adjective. Excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments".
VORACIOUS, adjective. Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.