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Content :: Content (a.) Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest..

Priapism :: Priapism (n.) More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire..

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..

Mania :: Mania (n.) Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania..

Desire :: Desire (v. t.) Grief; regret.

Rage :: Rage (n.) Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will..

Thirst :: Thirst (n.) Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold..

Supersession :: Superserviceable (a.) Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.

Miscue :: Miscue (n.) A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired..

Out :: Out (interj.) Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off..

Oestrus :: Oestrus (n.) A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut..

Assuage :: Assuage (v. t.) To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire..

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) The turning of a gun so as to make it point in any desired direction.

Desirable :: Desirable (v. t.) Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.

Covet :: Covet (v. t.) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.

Coquette :: Coquette (n.) A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men..

Mad :: Mad (superl.) Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform..

List :: List (v. i.) To desire or choose; to please.

Self-denial :: Self-denial (n.) The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired ; to be baffled or frusrated.

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