yen 
1. a yearning for something or to do something (Freq. 1) • Syn: hankering • Derivationally related forms: hanker (for: hankering) • Hypernyms: longing, yearning, hungriness 2. the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen • Hypernyms: Japanese monetary unit • Part Meronyms: sen
have a desire for something or someone who is not present - She ached for a cigarette - I am pining for my lover • Syn: ache, yearn, pine, languish • Derivationally related forms: pining (for: pine), yearner (for: yearn), yearning (for: yearn) • Hypernyms: hanker, long, yearn • Hyponyms: die • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP
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