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  • 61thirst — Synonyms and related words: ache, an universal wolf, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, aridity, aridness, avidity, be ravenous, canine appetite, corkiness, covet, coveting, crave, craving, desire, drink up, drought, dryness, eagerness,… …

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  • 62envy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enviousness, jealousy; covetousness, cupidity, spite; ill will, malice; greenness. v. begrudge; desire, crave, covet, hanker, turn green. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jealousy, resentment, covetousness,… …

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  • 63long — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lengthy, elongated; tedious; extended, protracted. See length. adv. in great degree, for a time. See durability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extended in space] Syn. lengthy, extended, outstretched,… …

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  • 64want — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. need; poverty, indigence; lack, dearth, deficiency, absence; shortage, inadequacy, scarcity; necessity, requirement. v. lack, need; be in need; require, desire, wish, crave; fall short of, be… …

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  • 65hang — [OE] Hang is a general Germanic verb, represented also in German and Dutch hangen and Swedish hānga. These point back to a prehistoric Germanic *khang , which some have linked with the Latin verb cunctārī ‘deal’. Hanker [17] (which originally… …

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  • 66hankering — (n.) mental craving, 1660s, see HANKER (Cf. hanker) …

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  • 67long for — Crave, hanker for, hanker after, lust after, pine for, have a longing for, yearn for, aspire after, desire earnestly …

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  • 68wish — I. v. n. Desire, long, hanker, list. II. v. a. 1. Bid, direct, want, desire, intend, mean. 2. Desire, want, long for, hanker after, set one s heart upon. III. n. 1. Desire, want, will, pleasure, behest, hest (poetical), mind, intention. 2 …

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  • 69desire — 1. noun 1) a desire to see the world Syn: wish, want, aspiration, fancy, inclination, impulse; yearning, longing, craving, hankering, hunger; eagerness, enthusiasm, determination; informal yen, itch, jones 2) …

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  • 70lust — 1. noun 1) his lust for her Syn: sexual desire, sexual appetite, sexual longing, ardor, desire, passion; libido, sex drive, sexuality, biological urge; lechery, lasciviousness, concupiscence; informal horniness, the hots, randiness 2) …

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