Definition of greed

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Greed (n.) An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain..

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Avidity :: Avidity (n.) Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; as, to eat with avidity..
Schwenkfeldian :: Schwenkfeldian (n.) A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther, especially on the deification of the body of Christ..
Lickerish :: Lickerish (a.) Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy.
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man..
Gorge :: Gorge (n.) To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities..
Hoggery :: Hoggery (n.) Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
Filigreed :: Filigreed (a.) Adorned with filigree.
Acceptance :: Acceptance (n.) An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner..
Devour :: Devour (v. t.) To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate..
Gourmand :: Gourmand (n.) A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand.
Rapacity :: Rapacity (n.) The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain.
Witness :: Witness (v. i.) One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts..
Booze :: Booze (v. i.) To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple..
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A greedy fellow.
Chomp :: Chomp (v. i.) To chew loudly and greedily; to champ.
Gobble :: Gobble (v. i.) To eat greedily.
Gulosity :: Gulosity (n.) Excessive appetite; greediness; voracity.
Gormandizer :: Gormandizer (n.) A greedy, voracious eater; a gormand; a glutton..
Guttle :: Guttle (n.) To put into the gut; to swallow greedily; to gorge; to gormandize. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (sing. / pl.) The whole money or other things staked at a horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several, as may be previously agreed..
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