Definition of desire

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Desire (v. t.) To miss; to regret.

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Want :: Want (v. i.) That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure..
Device :: Device (n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance..
Fill :: Fill (a.) To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun.
Make :: Make (v. t.) To put a desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive.
Avarice :: Avarice (n.) An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
Pride :: Pride (n.) Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast..
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..
Aphrodisiacal :: Aphrodisiacal (a.) Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery.
Hunger :: Hunger (n.) An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it..
Philter :: Philter (v. t.) To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.
Machinery :: Machinery (n.) The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.
Art :: Art (n.) The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill..
Mortify :: Mortify (v. i.) To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
Covet :: Covet (v. i.) To have or indulge inordinate desire.
Oestrus :: Oestrus (n.) A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut..
Rage :: Rage (n.) Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will..
Glut :: Glut (v. t.) To fill to satiety; to satisfy fully the desire or craving of; to satiate; to sate; to cloy.
Greed :: Greed (n.) An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain..
Supersession :: Superserviceable (a.) Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.
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