Definition of sir

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Sir (n.) An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy..

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Best :: Best (a.) Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good, kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities..
Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for..
Panslavism :: Panslavism (n.) A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.
Nymphomania :: Nymphomania (n.) Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease..
Enjoy :: Enjoy (v. t.) To have, possess, and use with satisfaction; to occupy or have the benefit of, as a good or profitable thing, or as something desirable; as, to enjoy a free constitution and religious liberty..
Eager :: Eager (a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase..
Reason :: Reason (n.) The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive o
Ambitious :: Ambitious (a.) Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction..
Desiderate :: Desiderate (v. t.) To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.
Sincere :: Sincere (superl.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness..
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.
Willing :: Willing (v. t.) Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired..
Sirdar :: Sirdar (n.) A native chief in Hindostan; a headman.
Lepidosiren :: Lepidosiren (n.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko..
Lickerish :: Lickerish (a.) Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..
Hunger :: Hunger (n.) An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.
Avaricious :: Avaricious (a.) Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
Sirene :: Sirene (n.) See Siren, 6..
List :: List (n.) Inclination; desire.
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