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71ache — v 1. pain, throb, hurt, smart, gnaw, twinge, pinch; be in pain, suffer pain, be sore. 2. suffer, sorrow, grieve, mourn; be distressed, be anguished, be disquieted; feel for, pity, feel sympathy. 3. be eager, yearn, long, hanker, hanker for, pine… …
72hang — [OE] Hang is a general Germanic verb, represented also in German and Dutch hangen and Swedish hānga. These point back to a prehistoric Germanic *khang , which some have linked with the Latin verb cunctārī ‘deal’. Hanker [17] (which originally… …
73lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …
74spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR …
75lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …
76spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR …
77Desire — De*sire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[ e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and {Desiderate},… …
78Desired — Desire De*sire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[ e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and… …
79Desiring — Desire De*sire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiring}.] [F. d[ e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider}, and… …
80Eudaemonist — Eudemonist Eu*de mon*ist, Eudaemonist Eu*d[ae] mon*ist, n. One who believes in eudemonism. [1913 Webster] I am too much of a eud[ae]monist; I hanker too much after a state of happiness both for myself and others. De Quincey …
