a compelling desire

  • 1desire — 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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  • 2compelling — com|pel|ling [kəmˈpelıŋ] adj 1.) compelling reason/argument/case etc an argument etc that makes you feel certain that something is true or that you must do something about it ▪ Lucy had no compelling reason to go into town. ▪ The court was… …

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  • 3desire — de•sire [[t]dɪˈzaɪər[/t]] v. sired, sir•ing, n. 1) to wish or long for; crave; want 2) to ask for; solicit; request: The mayor desires your presence at the meeting[/ex] 3) a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction; hunger 4) …

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  • 4Fear and Desire — (Alternate titles: Shape of Fear,The Trap)    Joseph Burstyn, Inc. , 68 minutes, 1953. Producer: Stanley Kubrick, Martin Perveler; Director: Kubrick; Screenplay: Kubrick and Howard Sackler; Cinematography: Stanley Kubrick; Art Director: Herbert… …

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  • 5BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 6hunger — hungeringly, adv. /hung geuhr/, n. 1. a compelling need or desire for food. 2. the painful sensation or state of weakness caused by the need of food: to collapse from hunger. 3. a shortage of food; famine. 4. a strong or compelling desire or… …

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  • 7hunger — hun•ger [[t]ˈhʌŋ gər[/t]] n. v. gered, ger•ing. n. 1) a compelling need or desire for food 2) the painful sensation or state of weakness caused by the need of food: to collapse from hunger[/ex] 3) a shortage of food; famine 4) a strong or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8hunger — 1. noun a) A need or compelling desire of food. I have a hunger to win. b) Any strong desire. Ant: satiety, satiation 2 …

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  • 9List of The Nanny characters — The following is a list of characters from The Nanny. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Fran Fine 1.1.1 Early life 1.1.2 Relationship with Sheffield family …

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  • 10Thomas J. Watson, Jr. — Infobox Person name = Thomas John Watson, Jr. image size = 190px caption = Thomas Watson Jr. in a 1955 Time magazine cover. birth date = birth date|1914|1|14|mf=y birth place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S. death date = death date and… …

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