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Sounds | dihzay'er |
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Rhymes | acquire, amplifier, attire, and 57 more rhymes in ayer at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
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Narrower | ambition, aspiration, dream; bloodlust; temptation; craving; wish, wishing, want; longing, yearning; sexual desire, concupiscence, physical attraction; urge, itch; caprice, impulse, whim |
Broader | feeling |
Verbs | desire |
Meaning | An inclination to want things. |
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Examples | "a man of many desires" |
Narrower | hunger, thirst; greed |
Broader | tendency, inclination |
Verbs | desire; desire; desire |
Meaning | Something that is desired. |
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Narrower | rage, passion; materialism, philistinism |
Broader | arousal |
Verbs | desire; desire; desire |
Meaning | Feel or have a desire for. Want strongly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Model | They desire to move |
Synonyms | want |
Narrower | crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust; fancy, go for, take to; miss; hope; wish; wish, wish well; wish, care, like; itch, spoil; like; ambition; feel like; envy, begrudge; lust after, lech after; hanker, long, yearn; seek |
Nouns | desire; desire; desire |
Meaning | Expect and wish. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
Model | They desire to move |
Synonyms | hope, trust |
Broader | wish |
Nouns | desire; desire |
Meaning | Express a desire for. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | request, bespeak, call for, quest |
Nouns | desire; desire |