| desired | | |
| adj. | 1. coveted, desired, in demand, sought after | greatly desired. |
| ~ desirable | worth having or seeking or achieving.; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome" |
| adj. | 2. craved, desired | wanted intensely.; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect" |
| ~ wanted | desired or wished for or sought.; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster" |
| dreamt | (v.) | dream |
| dream | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. dream, dreaming | a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.; "I had a dream about you last night" |
| ~ sleeping | the state of being asleep. |
| ~ imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination | the ability to form mental images of things or events.; "he could still hear her in his imagination" |
| ~ nightmare | a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream. |
| ~ wet dream | an erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the (nocturnal) emission of semen. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. dream, dreaming | imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" |
| ~ imagination, imaginativeness, vision | the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses.; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" |
| ~ air castle, castle in spain, castle in the air, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, reverie, revery | absentminded dreaming while awake. |
| ~ woolgathering | an idle indulgence in fantasy. |
| n. (feeling) | 3. ambition, aspiration, dream | a cherished desire.; "his ambition is to own his own business" |
| ~ desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| ~ american dream | the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did. |
| ~ emulation | ambition to equal or excel. |
| ~ nationalism | the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. dream, pipe dream | a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe).; "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe" |
| ~ fantasy, phantasy | imagination unrestricted by reality.; "a schoolgirl fantasy" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. dream | a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality.; "he went about his work as if in a dream" |
| ~ revery, reverie | an abstracted state of absorption. |
| n. (state) | 6. dream | someone or something wonderful.; "this dessert is a dream" |
| ~ flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | the state of being without a flaw or defect. |
| v. (creation) | 7. daydream, dream, stargaze, woolgather | have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy. |
| ~ conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
| v. (perception) | 8. dream | experience while sleeping.; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene" |
| ~ catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber | be asleep. |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| wish | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. 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. |
| n. (communication) | 2. 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) | 3. 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) | 4. 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) | 5. 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) | 6. 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) | 7. 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) | 8. 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) | 9. 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) | 10. bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ felicitate, congratulate | express congratulations. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| yearn | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently. |
| ~ pine, yen, ache, languish, yearn | have a desire for something or someone who is not present.; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" |
| ~ desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen | have a desire for something or someone who is not present.; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" |
| ~ die | languish as with love or desire.; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave" |
| ~ hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. yearn | have affection for; feel tenderness for. |
| ~ cherish, hold dear, care for, treasure | be fond of; be attached to. |
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