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desire

verb
  1. To have the desire or inclination to: choose, like 1, please, want, will, wish. Idioms: have a mind, see fit. See desire
  2. To have a strong longing for: ache, covet, hanker, long 2, pant, pine, want, wish, yearn. Informal: hone 2. See desire
noun
  1. A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure: appetence, appetency, appetite, craving, hunger, itch, longing, lust, thirst, wish, yearning, yen. See desire
  2. Sexual hunger: amativeness, concupiscence, eroticism, erotism, itch, libidinousness, lust, lustfulness, passion, prurience, pruriency. See desire, sex

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