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Yen

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Noun

1. hankering, yen

a yearning for something or to do something

2. yen

the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen

Verb

3. ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

Example Sentences:
'She ached for a cigarette'
'I am pining for my lover'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Yen

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nounWord forms: plural yen
the standard monetary unit of Japan, (notionally) divided into 100 sen
noun
1. 
a passionate, ardent, or intense longing or desire
verbWord forms: yens, yenning or yenned
2. (intransitive)
to yearn

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Yen

see synonyms of yen
noun
1.  US, Informal
a strong longing or desire
verb intransitiveWord forms: yenned or ˈyenning US
2.  Informal
to have a yen (for); long; yearn
nounWord forms: plural yen
the basic monetary unit of Japan: symbol, ¥
see the table of monetary units in the Reference Supplement

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Yen

see synonyms of yen
n.
A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving.
intr.v. yenned, yen·ning, yens
To have a strong desire or inclination; yearn.
n. pl. yen
See Table at currency.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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