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  • 81wish — 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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  • 82yearn — [[t]yɜrn[/t]] v. i. 1) to have an earnest or strong desire; long 2) to feel tenderness; be moved • Etymology: bef. 900; ME yernen, OE giernan, der. of georn eager, c. OOHG gern, Go gairns desirous; akin to Gk chaírein to rejoice, Skt háryati (he) …

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  • 83long — I. adjective (longer; longest) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin to Old High German lang long, Latin longus Date: before 12th century 1. a. extending for a considerable distance b. having greater length than usual < a&#8230; …

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  • 84want — 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&#8230; …

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  • 85desire — Synonyms and related words: Amor, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, address, admiration, adoration, affection, agape, aim, aim at, ambition, andromania, animus, aphrodisia, appeal, appetence, appetency, appetite, appetition, application, apply …

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  • 86crave — Synonyms and related words: ache, adjure, appeal, appeal to, apply for, ask, ask for, aspire after, beg, beg leave, beseech, bespeak, brace, call for, call for help, call on, call upon, choose, clamor for, conjure, covet, crave after, crawl after …

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  • 87desire — 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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  • 88thirst — 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,&#8230; …

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  • 89long — 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,&#8230; …

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  • 90envy — 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,&#8230; …

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