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

1. transitive verb. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
2. transitive verb. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
3. transitive verb. To require; to demand; to claim.
4. transitive verb. To miss; to regret.
5. transitive 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.
6. transitive verb. An expressed wish; a request; petition.
7. transitive verb. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
8. transitive verb. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
9. transitive verb. Grief; regret.
10. noun. an inclination to want things

    "a man of many desires"

11. noun. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
12. noun. something that is desired
13. verb. feel or have a desire for; want strongly

    "I want to go home now"

    "I want my own room"

    Synonyms: want

14. verb. express a desire for
15. verb. expect and wish

    "I trust you will behave better from now on"

    "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

    Synonyms: hope, trust

Synonyms

want, hope, trust

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in desire:

eiders, reside

Common word forms

desired, desirer, desires, desiring, desireful, desireable, desireless

Words from these letters

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