Definition of covet

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Covet (v. i.) To have or indulge inordinate desire.

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Covetise :: Covetise (v. t.) Avarice.
Hunks :: Hunks (n.) A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard..
Affect :: Affect (v. t.) To aim at; to aspire; to covet.
Coveter :: Coveter (n.) One who covets.
Covetousness :: Covetousness (n.) A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense.
Covetousness :: Covetousness (n.) Strong desire.
Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
Covetable :: Covetable (a.) That may be coveted; desirable.
Closefisted :: Closefisted (a.) Covetous; niggardly.
Hard-fisted :: Hard-fisted (a.) Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly.
Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Miscovet :: Miscovet (v. t.) To covet wrongfully.
Cupidity :: Cupidity (n.) Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain; avarice; covetousness.
Desirous :: Desirous (n.) Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
Covetous :: Covetous (v. t.) Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
Cob :: Cob (n.) A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person..
Gripple :: Gripple (a.) Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.
Miser :: Miser (n.) A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard..
Niggard :: Niggard (n.) A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser..
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