Definition of covet

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

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Cob :: Cob (n.) A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich covetous person..
Coveter :: Coveter (n.) One who covets.
Grudge :: Grudge (v. i.) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
Envy :: Envy (v. t.) To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
Grasping :: Grasping (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man..
Niggardly :: Niggardly (a.) Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
Grudge :: Grudge (v. t.) To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects..
Ambition :: Ambition (v. t.) To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Affect :: Affect (v. t.) To aim at; to aspire; to covet.
Avarice :: Avarice (n.) An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
Covetously :: Covetously (adv.) In a covetous manner.
Worldliness :: Worldliness (n.) The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
Covetousness :: Covetousness (n.) A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money; -- in a bad sense.
Stunk :: Stingy (superl.) Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl..
Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
Covetousness :: Covetousness (n.) Strong desire.
Sordid :: Sordid (a.) Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly.
Gripple :: Gripple (a.) Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.
Niggard :: Niggard (n.) A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser..
Niggard :: Niggard (a.) Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
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