addict
11addict — {{11}}addict (n.) 1909, in reference to morphine, from ADDICT (Cf. addict) (v.). {{12}}addict (v.) 1530s (implied in addicted), from L. addictus, pp. of addicere to deliver, award, yield; give assent, make over, sell, figuratively to devote,… …
12addict — [[t]æ̱dɪkt[/t]] addicts 1) N COUNT: oft supp N An addict is someone who takes harmful drugs and cannot stop taking them. He s only 24 years old and a drug addict. 2) N COUNT: usu supp N If you say that someone is an addict, you mean that they… …
13addict */ — UK [ˈædɪkt] / US noun [countable] Word forms addict : singular addict plural addicts 1) someone who takes illegal or harmful drugs and cannot stop 2) someone who likes a particular activity very much and spends as much time as they can doing it a …
14addict — v. & n. v.tr. & refl. (usu. foll. by to) devote or apply habitually or compulsively; make addicted. n. 1 a person addicted to a habit, esp. one dependent on a (specified) drug (drug addict; heroin addict). 2 colloq. an enthusiastic devotee of a… …
15addict — Synonyms and related words: LSD user, acidhead, address, adherent, adjust, admirer, aficionado, alcoholic, apply, aspirant, aspirer, bias, buff, bug, candidate, chain smoker, cocaine sniffer, cokie, collector, coveter, cubehead, demon, desirer,… …
16addict — n. a confirmed; drug addict * * * [ ædɪkt] drug addict a confirmed …
17addict — noun (C) 1 someone who is unable to stop taking drugs: treatment centers for addicts | drug/heroin/morphine etc addict: Many heroin addicts have contracted AIDS. 2 someone who spends too much time doing something they like: a television addict …
18addict — noun 1) stealing money for your next high, just like the addicts out in the street a barbiturate addict Syn: abuser, user, drug addict; informal junkie, druggie, head, freak, pill popper, dope fiend 2) informal skiing addicts Syn …
19addict — [ˈædɪkt] noun [C] 1) someone who cannot stop taking illegal or harmful drugs a heroin addict[/ex] 2) someone who likes doing a particular activity very much a TV addict[/ex] …
20addict — n. someone showing a strong preference for something or someone. (A combining form not related to drug addiction.) D Sam is a real opera addict. He just loves the stuff. □ My uncle is a mystery addict …
