| craving | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. craving | an intense desire for some particular thing. |
| ~ desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| ~ appetence, appetency, appetite | a feeling of craving something.; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible" |
| ~ addiction | an abnormally strong craving. |
| liking | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. liking | a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ fondness, partiality, fancy | a predisposition to like something.; "he had a fondness for whiskey" |
| ~ enchantment, enthrallment, captivation, fascination | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual. |
| ~ penchant, preference, predilection, taste | a strong liking.; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" |
| ~ mysophilia | abnormal attraction to filth. |
| ~ inclination | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking.; "her inclination is for classical music" |
| ~ friendliness | a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company. |
| ~ approval | a feeling of liking something or someone good.; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval" |
| ~ admiration, esteem | a feeling of delighted approval and liking. |
| want | | |
| n. (state) | 1. deprivation, neediness, privation, want | a state of extreme poverty. |
| ~ impoverishment, poorness, poverty | the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions. |
| n. (state) | 2. deficiency, lack, want | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" |
| ~ absence | the state of being absent.; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" |
| ~ need, demand | a condition requiring relief.; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" |
| ~ dearth, famine, shortage | an acute insufficiency. |
| ~ deficit | a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning.; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits" |
| ~ mineral deficiency | lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism. |
| ~ shortness | the condition of being short of something.; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath" |
| ~ stringency, tightness | a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit. |
| n. (object) | 3. need, want | anything that is necessary but lacking.; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" |
| ~ essential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement | anything indispensable.; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" |
| n. (feeling) | 4. want, wish, wishing | a specific feeling of desire.; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" |
| ~ desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| ~ velleity | a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain. |
| v. (emotion) | 5. desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| ~ crave, lust, hunger, thirst, starve | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for. |
| ~ take to, fancy, go for | have a fancy or particular liking or desire for.; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" |
| ~ miss | feel or suffer from the lack of.; "He misses his mother" |
| ~ hope | be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" |
| ~ wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| ~ wish well, wish | feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of. |
| ~ like, wish, care | prefer or wish to do something.; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" |
| ~ itch, spoil | have a strong desire or urge to do something.; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" |
| ~ like | want to have.; "I'd like a beer now!" |
| ~ ambition | have as one's ambition. |
| ~ feel like | have an inclination for something or some activity.; "I feel like staying in bed all day"; "I feel like a cold beer now" |
| ~ begrudge, envy | be envious of; set one's heart on. |
| ~ lech after, lust after | have a strong sexual desire for.; "he is lusting after his secretary" |
| ~ hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently. |
| ~ seek | try to get or reach.; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" |
| v. (consumption) | 6. need, require, want | have need of.; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" |
| ~ cry | demand immediate action.; "This situation is crying for attention" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (contact) | 7. want | hunt or look for; want for a particular reason.; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" |
| ~ want | wish or demand the presence of.; "I want you here at noon!" |
| ~ look for, search, seek | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of.; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. want | wish or demand the presence of.; "I want you here at noon!" |
| ~ demand | request urgently and forcefully.; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
| ~ want | hunt or look for; want for a particular reason.; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" |
| v. (stative) | 9. want | be without, lack; be deficient in.; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter" |
| ~ lack, miss | be without.; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!" |
| wish | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. indirect request, wish | an expression of some desire or inclination.; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention" |
| ~ asking, request | the verbal act of requesting. |
| n. (communication) | 2. compliments, regard, wish | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare.; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| n. (cognition) | 3. wish | the particular preference that you have.; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people" |
| ~ druthers, preference | the right or chance to choose.; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| ~ hope, desire, trust | expect and wish.; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. care, like, wish | prefer or wish to do something.; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" |
| ~ please | be the will of or have the will (to).; "he could do many things if he pleased" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| v. (communication) | 6. wish | make or express a wish.; "I wish that Christmas were over" |
| ~ wish | order politely; express a wish for. |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. wish, wish well | feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of. |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| v. (communication) | 8. wish | order politely; express a wish for. |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| ~ wish | make or express a wish.; "I wish that Christmas were over" |
| v. (communication) | 9. bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ felicitate, congratulate | express congratulations. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| like | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. like, the like, the likes of | a similar kind.; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. ilk, like | a kind of person.; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| v. (emotion) | 3. like | find enjoyable or agreeable.; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels" |
| ~ approve | judge to be right or commendable; think well of. |
| ~ cotton | take a liking to.; "cotton to something" |
| ~ prefer | like better; value more highly.; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside" |
| ~ care for | have a liking, fondness, or taste (for). |
| ~ love, enjoy | get pleasure from.; "I love cooking" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. like | be fond of.; "I like my nephews" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. like | feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard.; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. like | want to have.; "I'd like a beer now!" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| adj. | 7. like, similar | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination.; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" |
| ~ like-minded | of the same turn of mind. |
| ~ look-alike | resembling closely.; "they have look-alike cars" |
| ~ suchlike | of the same kind.; "a locker that usually contained paper, ink, and suchlike equipment" |
| ~ same | closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree.; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" |
| adj. | 8. like, same | equal in amount or value.; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "the same number" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
| adj. | 9. alike, like, similar | having the same or similar characteristics.; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" |
| adj. | 10. comparable, corresponding, like | conforming in every respect.; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" |
| ~ same | closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree.; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" |
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