Definition of covet

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

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Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Closefisted :: Closefisted (a.) Covetous; niggardly.
Affect :: Affect (v. t.) To aim at; to aspire; to covet.
Hunks :: Hunks (n.) A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard..
Stunk :: Stingy (superl.) Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl..
Niggard :: Niggard (a.) Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
Niggardly :: Niggardly (a.) Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
Fast-handed :: Fast-handed (a.) Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious.
Covet :: Covet (v. i.) To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Sustained :: Suspired (a.) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Avarice :: Avarice (n.) An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
Miscovet :: Miscovet (v. t.) To covet wrongfully.
Ambition :: Ambition (v. t.) To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Covetous :: Covetous (v. t.) Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.
Covetiveness :: Covetiveness (n.) Acquisitiveness.
Coveting :: Coveting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cove.
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Coveter :: Coveter (n.) One who covets.
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