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  • 21desire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craving Nouns 1. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need (see necessity). 2. desirability, appeal, magnetism, attraction. 3. inclination, mind, devices, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection;… …

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  • 22desire — I. verb (desired; desiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desirer, from Latin desiderare, from de + sider , sidus heavenly body Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to long or hope for ; exhibit or feel desire for < desire succe …

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  • 23Desire (album) — Infobox Album Name = Desire Type = studio Artist = Bob Dylan Released = January 5, 1976 Recorded = July–October 1975 Genre = Folk rock, rock Length = 56:13 Label = Columbia Producer = Don DeVito Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5&#8230; …

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  • 24desire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, deep, fervent, fierce, great, intense, passionate, strong, urgent ▪ …

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  • 25desire*/*/ — [dɪˈzaɪə] noun I 1) [C/U] a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something a desire for peace[/ex] his desire to travel[/ex] 2) [U] literary a strong feeling that you want to have sex with someone II verb [T] desire [dɪˈzaɪə] 1) formal to want …

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  • 26strong — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get, grow ▪ remain, stay ▪ …

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  • 27desire — desiredly /di zuyeurd lee, zuy rid /, adv. desiredness, n. desireless, adj. desirer, n. desiringly, adv. /di zuyeur /, v., desired, desiring, n. v.t. 1. to wish or long for; crave; want. 2. to express a wish to obtain; ask for; request: The mayor …

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  • 28desire — 1. verb /dɪˈzaɪə/ a) More formal or stronger word for want. I desire to speak with you. b) Another word for want, connoting emotion. She has been desiring him since they first met. 2. noun /dɪˈzaɪə/ …

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  • 29desire — de•sire [[t]dɪˈzaɪər[/t]] v. sired, sir•ing, n. 1) to wish or long for; crave; want 2) to ask for; solicit; request: The mayor desires your presence at the meeting[/ex] 3) a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction; hunger 4) …

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  • 30desire — Ezekiel s wife is called the ‘desire’ (AV; ‘delight’, NRSV) of his eyes; the object of his love, who died (Ezek. 24:18). The word in Hebrew expresses strong emotion, and desire could turn to evil covetousness, as for money (1 Tim. 6:9), and to a&#8230; …

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