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  • 111tickle — Synonyms and related words: affect the interest, agitate, amuse, appeal, arouse, attract, be attractive, beak, becharm, beckon, beguile, bewitch, blow the coals, brush, bunt, captivate, carry away, charm, chuck, concern, convulse, dab, delectate …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 112appetite — n. 1) to whet one s; to work up an appetite 2) to satisfy one s appetite 3) to curb; spoil, take away one s appetite 4) a good, healthy, hearty, ravenous, voracious; insatiable appetite 5) an appetite for * * * [ æpɪtaɪt] healthy hearty… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 113desire — I n. 1) to arouse, create, whet (a) desire 2) to express, voice a desire 3) to feel a desire 4) to satisfy a desire 5) to stifle, suppress a desire 6) (an) ardent, blind, burning, earnest, fervent, intense, keen, overwhelming, passionate, strong; …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 114Desire — (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 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 115appetite — ap|pe|tite [ˈæpıtaıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apetit, from Latin, past participle of appetere to try to get , from ad to + petere to look for ] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a desire for food ▪ All that walking has given me an… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 116whetstone — (n.) O.E. hwetstan; see WHET (Cf. whet) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 117appetite — noun 1 (U) a desire for food: a healthy appetite | lose your appetite: She has completely lost her appetite since the operation. | have a huge/big/voracious appetite (=have the ability to eat a lot of food) | spoil/ruin your appetite (=eat before …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118bait — n 1. lure, plug, troll, decoy; trap, snare, gin, springe, noose, trepan; pitfall, pit, net. 2. allurement, enticement, lurement, beguilement; temptation, tantalization, teasing, seduction, Sl. come on; fascination, charm, enchantment, bewitchment …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 119ἀντιθήγει — ἀντιθήγω whet against pres ind mp 2nd sg ἀντιθήγω whet against pres ind act 3rd sg …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 120ἐπακονῶντα — ἐπακονάω whet pres part act neut nom/voc/acc pl ἐπακονάω whet pres part act masc acc sg …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)