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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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S: (n) ambition, aspiration, dream (a cherished desire) "his ambition is to own his own business"
S: (n) bloodlust (a desire for bloodshed)
S: (n) temptation (the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid) "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"
S: (n) craving (an intense desire for some particular thing)
S: (n) wish, wishing, want (a specific feeling of desire) "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
S: (n) longing, yearning, hungriness (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)
S: (n) sexual desire, eros, concupiscence, physical attraction (a desire for sexual intimacy)
S: (n) urge, itch (a strong restless desire) "why this urge to travel?"
S: (n) caprice, impulse, whim (a sudden desire) "he bought it on an impulse"

S: (v) desire, want (feel or have a desire for; want strongly) "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
S: (v) hope, trust, desire (expect and wish) "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
S: (v) desire (express a desire for)