Definition of desire

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Desire (v. t.) Anything which is desired; an object of longing.

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Greed :: Greed (n.) An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain..
Ambition :: Ambition (n.) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing..
Philanthropy :: Philanthropy (n.) Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family; universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all men; -- opposed to misanthropy.
Thermostat :: Thermostat (n.) A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired..
Proud :: Proud (superl.) Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the females of some animals.
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand..
Longly :: Longly (adv.) With longing desire.
Scramble :: Scramble (v. i.) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
Gratification :: Gratification (n.) The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart..
Enemy :: Enemy (n.) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood..
Pine :: Pine (v. i.) To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for.
Craving :: Craving (n.) Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.
Lewd :: Lewd (superl.) Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language..
Mortify :: Mortify (v. i.) To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc..
Love-sick :: Love-sick (a.) Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick maid..
Thirst :: Thirst (n.) To have a vehement desire.
Supersession :: Superserviceable (a.) Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.
Inhiation :: Inhiation (n.) A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
Avidity :: Avidity (n.) Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity..
Velleity :: Velleity (n.) The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition.
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