strong+desire

  • 1strong desire — urge, strong compulsion, lust …

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  • 2We Have a Strong Desire — is one of the more popular songs by Shlock Rock. A parody of Billy Joel s We Didn t Start the Fire , it summarizes the history of the world from a Jewish perspective, beginning with Creation and ending with a call for the coming of the Messiah.… …

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  • 3strong — W1S1 [strɔŋ US stro:ŋ] adj comparative stronger superlative strongest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(able to lift heavy things/do hard work)¦ 2¦(not easily damaged)¦ 3¦(able to deal with difficulty)¦ 4¦(powerful)¦ 5¦(feelings/opinions)¦ 6¦(affect/influence)¦… …

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  • 4desire — de|sire1 [dıˈzaıə US ˈzaır] n 1.) [U and C] a strong hope or wish desire to do sth ▪ a strong desire to win desire for ▪ a desire for knowledge desire that ▪ It was Harold s desire that he should be buried next to his wife. express/show a desire …

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  • 5desire — 1 verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 formal to want or hope for something very much: the qualities we desire in our employees | desire to do sth: Anyone desiring to vote must come to the meeting. | desire sb to do sth: The prince desired her… …

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  • 6desire — [[t]dɪza͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ desires, desiring, desired 1) N COUNT: oft N to inf, N for n A desire is a strong wish to do or have something. I had a strong desire to help and care for people... They seem to have lost their desire for life. 2) VERB: no …

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  • 7deSire — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The wish to enjoy] Syn. aspiration, longing, yearning, craving, wish, want, motive, will, urge, eagerness, ardor, solicitude, propensity, predilection, fancy, greed, avidity, Cupidity, covetousness, obsession, frenzy, craze,… …

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  • 8desire — 01. He was full of [desire] as he gazed at his girlfriend. 02. After the death of her children in a car accident, she lost all [desire] for life. 03. Her refusal to go out with him only increased his [desire] for her love. 04. She has always… …

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  • 9desire — vb Desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean having a longing for something. Desire, wish, and want are often used with identical intent though in such situations (usually everyday ones) that the degree of intensity of longing or need is not at issue …

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  • 10Desire Walks On — Studio album by Heart Released 16 November 1993 …

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