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  • 81thirst — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dryness; craving, desire; dipsomania, thirstiness, parchedness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dryness, need for liquid, longing, craving; see appetite 1 , deSire . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n.… …

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  • 82wish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. desire, will; pleasure; craving, yearning, want, hankering; intention. v. want, long for, dream of, hope for, ask [for], yearn, crave, hanker. See hope, desire. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [DeSire] Syn.… …

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  • 83yen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, desire, craving, longing, hankering, yearning; taste, hunger, relish; passion; tendency, appetite. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. longing, craving, hunger; see deSire 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 84yearning — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. want, longing, craving; see deSire 1 , wish 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. desire, longing, want, need, craving, hunger, thirst, hankering, ache, wish, *yen, fancy. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A strong wanting of… …

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  • 85appetence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure: appetency, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, itch, longing, lust, thirst, wish, yearning, yen. See DESIRE …

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  • 86Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …

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  • 87appetence — n.; (also appetency) 1. Appetite, strong desire, craving, longing, passion. 2. Tendency, inclination, leaning, bent, disposition, propensity, proclivity, fondness, liking, penchant …

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  • 88appetite — n. 1. Desire, longing, craving, hankering, pruriency, appetency, passion. 2. Liking, relish, stomach, gusto, gust, zest. 3. Hunger, stomach, desire of food …

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  • 89liking — n. 1. Fondness, partiality, desire, wish. 2. Inclination, disposition, tendency, turn, leaning, bias, bent, propensity, proclivity, proneness, predisposition, appetency, penchant …

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  • 90bent — I. n. 1. Disposition, inclination, tendency, turn, penchant, learning, bias, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, predilection, partiality, liking, fondness, proneness, appetency. 2. Bent grass, wiry grass, agrostis. 3. Dried reed, stalk. 4.… …

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