| authority | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so | the power or right to give orders or make decisions.; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state" |
| ~ power of appointment | authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property. |
| ~ control | power to direct or determine.; "under control" |
| ~ carte blanche | complete freedom or authority to act. |
| ~ command | the power or authority to command.; "an admiral in command" |
| ~ imperium | supreme authority; absolute dominion. |
| ~ lordship | the authority of a lord. |
| ~ muscle | authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way).; "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign" |
| ~ sovereignty | the authority of a state to govern another state. |
| n. (person) | 2. authority | (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others.; "the authorities have issued a curfew" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ abrogator | an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal. |
| ~ allocator, distributor | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion. |
| ~ approver | an authority with power to approve. |
| ~ authority figure | someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else. |
| ~ authoriser, authorizer | an authority who authorizes (people or actions).; "the agents report back to their authorizers" |
| ~ mandator | an authority who issues a mandate. |
| ~ pacha, pasha | a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt. |
| ~ civil authority, civil officer | a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs. |
| ~ rebuker, reproacher, reprover, upbraider | someone who finds fault or imputes blame. |
| ~ withdrawer | an authority who withdraws permission. |
| n. (person) | 3. authority | an expert whose views are taken as definitive.; "he is an authority on corporate law" |
| ~ expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully. |
| ~ adviser, advisor, consultant | an expert who gives advice.; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" |
| ~ cognoscente, connoisseur | an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts. |
| ~ evaluator, judge | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality. |
| ~ high priest | a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine.; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz" |
| ~ liturgist | an authority on liturgies. |
| ~ professional, master | an authority qualified to teach apprentices. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness | freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" |
| ~ certainty | the state of being certain.; "his certainty reassured the others" |
| n. (group) | 5. agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office | an administrative unit of government.; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" |
| ~ afrl, air force research laboratory | a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces. |
| ~ ahpcrc, army high performance computing research center | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry. |
| ~ naval research laboratory, nrl | the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines. |
| ~ u.s. army criminal investigation laboratory, united states army criminal investigation laboratory, us army criminal investigation laboratory, usacil | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence. |
| ~ administrative body, administrative unit | a unit with administrative responsibilities. |
| ~ executive agency | an agency of the executive branch of government. |
| ~ fda, food and drug administration | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products. |
| ~ cdc, center for disease control and prevention | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases). |
| ~ counterterrorist center, ctc | an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage. |
| ~ nonproliferation center, npc | an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems. |
| ~ bureau of the census, census bureau | the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States. |
| ~ national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa | an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather. |
| ~ national climatic data center, ncdc | the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data. |
| ~ national weather service | the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps. |
| ~ technology administration | an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth. |
| ~ national institute of standards and technology, nist | an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs. |
| ~ national technical information service, ntis | an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information. |
| ~ darpa, defense advanced research projects agency | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11. |
| ~ department of defense laboratory system, lablink | a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness. |
| ~ department of energy intelligence, doei | an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community. |
| ~ phs, united states public health service | an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health. |
| ~ national institutes of health, nih | an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government. |
| ~ bja, bureau of justice assistance | the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse. |
| ~ bjs, bureau of justice statistics | the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers. |
| ~ immigration and naturalization service, ins | an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States. |
| ~ united states border patrol, us border patrol | the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States. |
| ~ bureau of diplomatic security, ds | the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas. |
| ~ foreign service | the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world. |
| ~ bureau of intelligence and research, inr | an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community. |
| ~ fws, united states fish and wildlife service, us fish and wildlife service | an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution. |
| ~ national park service | an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national parks. |
| ~ financial management service | the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting. |
| ~ office of intelligence support, ois | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy. |
| ~ comptroller of the currency | the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency. |
| ~ bureau of customs, customs bureau, customs service, uscb | the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs. |
| ~ bureau of engraving and printing | the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency. |
| ~ internal revenue service, irs | the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections. |
| ~ faa, federal aviation agency | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation. |
| ~ transportation security administration, tsa | an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel. |
| ~ gao, government accounting office, united states government accounting office | an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States. |
| ~ united states navy, us navy, usn, navy | the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces. |
| ~ u. s. coast guard, united states coast guard, us coast guard | an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce. |
| ~ naval air warfare center weapons division, nawcwpns | the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems. |
| ~ naval special warfare, nsw | the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare. |
| ~ naval surface warfare center, nswc | the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare. |
| ~ naval underwater warfare center, nuwc | the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems. |
| ~ office of naval intelligence, oni | the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy. |
| ~ marine corps intelligence activity, mcia | an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization. |
| ~ u. s. air force, united states air force, us air force, usaf, air force | the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space. |
| ~ afisr, air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, air force isr | an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms. |
| ~ independent agency | an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments. |
| ~ advanced research and development activity, arda | an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology. |
| ~ defense logistics agency | a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions. |
| ~ defense reutilization and marketing service, drms | the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus. |
| ~ defense technical information center, dtic | the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors. |
| ~ law enforcement agency | an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws. |
| ~ occupational safety and health administration, osha | a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. |
| ~ organ | a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function.; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department" |
| ~ patent and trademark office database, patent office | the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones. |
| ~ government printing office, gpo, united states government printing office, us government printing office | an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government. |
| ~ national guard bureau, ngb | the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units. |
| ~ u. s. army, united states army, us army, usa, army | the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. |
| ~ ai, army intelligence | an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders. |
| ~ ballistic missile defense organization, bmdo | an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality. |
| ~ defense information systems agency, disa | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| ~ national geospatial-intelligence agency, nga | a combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security. |
| ~ casualty care research center, ccrc | an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care. |
| ~ federal housing administration, fha | the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages. |
| ~ local authority | an administrative unit of local government. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. authorisation, authority, authorization, sanction | official permission or approval.; "authority for the program was renewed several times" |
| ~ permission | approval to do something.; "he asked permission to leave" |
| n. (communication) | 7. authority | an authoritative written work.; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton" |
| ~ book | a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together).; "I am reading a good book on economics" |
| ~ last word | an authoritative statement.; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take" |
| volition | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. volition, will | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention.; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt" |
| ~ faculty, mental faculty, module | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind. |
| ~ velleity | volition in its weakest form. |
| n. (act) | 2. volition, willing | the act of making a choice.; "followed my father of my own volition" |
| ~ selection, choice, option, pick | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ intention | an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out.; "my intention changed once I saw her" |
| confine | | |
| v. (change) | 1. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ tighten, reduce | narrow or limit.; "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
| ~ tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment. |
| ~ draw a line, draw the line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).; "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" |
| ~ mark off, mark out | set boundaries to and delimit.; "mark out the territory" |
| ~ harness, rein, rule | keep in check.; "rule one's temper" |
| ~ baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound). |
| ~ hamper, cramp, halter, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten | restrict.; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" |
| ~ clamp down, crack down | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).; "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" |
| ~ inhibit | limit the range or extent of.; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" |
| ~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 2. circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| ~ hold down | restrain.; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep" |
| ~ keep down, number | place a limit on the number of. |
| ~ cap | restrict the number or amount of.; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" |
| ~ curtail, restrict, curb, cut back | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
| ~ delimitate, demarcate, delimit | set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. |
| ~ content | satisfy in a limited way.; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" |
| ~ ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war.; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" |
| v. (contact) | 3. confine | prevent from leaving or from being removed. |
| ~ cabin | confine to a small space, such as a cabin. |
| ~ closet | confine to a small space, as for intensive work. |
| ~ coop in, coop up | confine in or as if in a coop.; "she coops herself up in the library all day" |
| ~ lock away, put away, shut away, lock in, lock up, shut up, lock | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" |
| ~ lock in, seal in | close with or as if with a tight seal.; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" |
| ~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keep | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| v. (stative) | 4. confine, enclose, hold in | close in.; "darkness enclosed him" |
| ~ contain, bear, carry, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ border, bound | form the boundary of; be contiguous to. |
| ~ embank | enclose with banks, as for support or protection.; "The river was embanked with a dyke" |
| ~ rail in, rail | enclose with rails.; "rail in the old graves" |
| ~ box in, box up | enclose or confine as if in a box. |
| ~ frame | enclose in a frame, as of a picture. |
| v. (social) | 5. confine, detain | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
| ~ keep | hold and prevent from leaving.; "The student was kept after school" |
| ~ straiten | squeeze together. |
| ~ gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, lag, remand, put away | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| ~ intern | deprive of freedom.; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West" |
| ~ bind over | order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her.; "The defendant was bound over for trial" |
| ~ imprison | confine as if in a prison.; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" |
| ~ cage, cage in | confine in a cage.; "The animal was caged" |
| ~ trap, pin down | place in a confining or embarrassing position.; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" |
| ~ keep in | cause to stay indoors. |
| v. (contact) | 6. confine, hold, restrain | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ disable, disenable, incapacitate | make unable to perform a certain action.; "disable this command on your computer" |
| ~ tie down, tie up, truss, bind | secure with or as if with ropes.; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" |
| ~ fetter, shackle | restrain with fetters. |
| ~ enchain | restrain or bind with chains. |
| ~ pinion, shackle | bind the arms of. |
| ~ impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
| ~ pound up, pound | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded" |
| ~ pen up, fold | confine in a fold, like sheep. |
| ~ ground | confine or restrict to the ground.; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" |
| decide | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. decide, determine, make up one's mind | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ measure, measure out, mensurate | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of.; "Measure the length of the wall" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ will | determine by choice.; "This action was willed and intended" |
| ~ seal | decide irrevocably.; "sealing dooms" |
| ~ purpose, resolve | reach a decision.; "he resolved never to drink again" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| ~ deliberate, debate | discuss the pros and cons of an issue. |
| ~ orientate, orient | determine one's position with reference to another point.; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" |
| ~ adjudicate, try, judge | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" |
| ~ govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order | bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle | bring to an end; settle conclusively.; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ judge | determine the result of (a competition). |
| ~ adjust | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. decide | cause to decide.; "This new development finally decided me!" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. decide | influence or determine.; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" |
| ~ shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold | shape or influence; give direction to.; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" |
| desire | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ ambition, aspiration, dream | a cherished desire.; "his ambition is to own his own business" |
| ~ bloodlust | a desire for bloodshed. |
| ~ temptation | the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid.; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened" |
| ~ craving | an intense desire for some particular thing. |
| ~ wish, wishing, want | a specific feeling of desire.; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" |
| ~ longing, yearning, hungriness | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need. |
| ~ concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros | a desire for sexual intimacy. |
| ~ itch, urge | a strong restless desire.; "why this urge to travel?" |
| ~ caprice, whim, impulse | a sudden desire.; "he bought it on an impulse" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. desire | an inclination to want things.; "a man of many desires" |
| ~ tendency, inclination | a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect.; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" |
| ~ hunger, thirst, hungriness, thirstiness | strong desire for something (not food or drink).; "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" |
| ~ greed | excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves. |
| n. (state) | 3. desire | something that is desired. |
| ~ arousal | a state of heightened physiological activity. |
| ~ passion, rage | something that is desired intensely.; "his rage for fame destroyed him" |
| ~ materialism, philistinism | a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. 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. (emotion) | 5. desire, hope, trust | expect and wish.; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| ~ wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. desire | express a desire for. |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
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