Definition of desire

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Desire (v. t.) The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy..

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Water Bath :: Water bath () A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose..
Regulate :: Regulate (v. t.) To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate, degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc..
Itch :: Itch (n.) A constant irritating desire.
Hydrophore :: Hydrophore (n.) An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the ocean..
Glut :: Glut (v. t.) To fill to satiety; to satisfy fully the desire or craving of; to satiate; to sate; to cloy.
Edge :: Edge (v. t.) Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
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.
Advantage :: Advantage (n.) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position..
Hoist :: Hoist (v. t.) To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight..
Succession :: Successful (a.) Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise..
Hate :: Hate (n.) To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy..
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) To require; to demand; to claim.
Burn :: Burn (v. i.) To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever..
Lust :: Lust (n.) To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after..
Orectic :: Orectic (a.) Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive..
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) An expressed wish; a request; petition.
Envier :: Envier (n.) One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another possesses.
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired ; to be baffled or frusrated.
Temper :: Temper (v. i.) To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
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