Dictionary Entry
desire
desire is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
- 2transitive verb
To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
- 3transitive verb
To require; to demand; to claim.
- 4transitive verb
To miss; to regret.
- 5transitive verb
The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
- 6transitive verb
An expressed wish; a request; petition.
- 7transitive verb
Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
- 8transitive verb
Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
- 9transitive verb
Grief; regret.
- 10noun
an inclination to want things
"a man of many desires"
- 11noun
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- 12noun
something that is desired
- 13verb
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
"I want to go home now"
"I want my own room"
Synonyms
- 14verb
express a desire for
- 15verb
expect and wish
"I trust you will behave better from now on"
"I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
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