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Look up: Desire

  1. desire
    [n] - something that is desired 2. [n] - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state 3. [n] - an inclination to want things 4. [v] - express a desire for 5. [v] - feel or have a desire for
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  2. Desire
    Desire is the activity of will directed into a mental concept.
    Found on http://discover-your-mind.co.uk/9c%20-%2

  3. Desire
    De·sire' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Desired ; present participle & verbal noun Desiring .] [ French désirer , Latin desiderare , origin uncertain, perhap...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/46

  4. Desire
    De·sire' noun [ French désir , from désirer . See Desire , transitive verb ] 1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/46

  5. desire
    noun an inclination to want things; `a man of many desires`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. desire
    noun the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. desire
    noun something that is desired
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  8. desire
    want verb feel or have a desire for; want strongly; `I want to go home now`; `I want my own room`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Desire
    • (v. t.) To miss; to regret. • (v. t.) An expressed wish; a request; petition. • (v. t.) Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite. • (v. t.) Grief; regret. • (v. t.) To require; to demand; to claim. • (v. t.) To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. • (v. ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. desire
    (from the article `ballad`) The separation of lovers through a misunderstanding or the opposition of relatives is perhaps the commonest ballad story. `Barbara Allen` is typical: ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/35

  11. Desire
    (from the article `Dietrich, Marlene`) ...Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and The Devil Is a Woman (1935). She showed a lighter side in Desire (1936), directed by Frank ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/35

  12. Desire
    Desire is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Desirable` Where is it used? The name Désiré is mainly used In French.For the opposite sex use: In French: Désirée (F) Alternative meanings (Old English) Desire The name Desire doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over d...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Desi

  13. desire
    • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    • an inclination to want things

    Found on

  14. Desire
    (DC Comics) image= --> `Desire` is a fictional character from the DC comic book series The Sandman (1988–1996). The character first appeared in The Sandman vol. 2, #10 (November 1989), and was created by Neil Gaiman and publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  15. Desire
    (Bob Dylan album) `Desire` is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan`s 17th studio album, released by Columbia Records in January 1976. It is one of Dylan`s most collaborative efforts, featuring the same caravan of musicians as the acclaimed Rolling Thunder Revue tours the previous year (later do...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  16. Desire
    (Geri Halliwell song) "`Desire`" is a song by English recording artist Geri Halliwell from her third studio album, Passion (2005). Released in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2005 as the album`s second and final single, it peaked at number twenty-two on the accessdate=19 Novembe...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  17. Desire
    (TV series) `Desire` is an American telenovela which debuted at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central on September 5, 2006, on the American network MyNetworkTV, and ended on December 5. It was produced by Twentieth Television. Show runner stated that the concept is loosely based on the hit CW ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  18. Desire
    (Pharoahe Monch album) --> `Desire` is the second solo album from hip hop artist Pharoahe Monch, released on June 26, 2007. The album comes eight years after the rapper`s critically acclaimed solo debut, Internal Affairs, which followed the break-up of Monch`s former group Organ...
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  19. Desire
    (Toyah album) `Desire` is the second album released by Toyah Willcox as a solo artist. It is more typical of her band`s earlier albums rather than its more commercial predecessor Minx, although it didn`t entirely escape the imposition of cover versions, including "Echo Beac...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  20. Desire
    (Claudette Pace song) `"Desire"` was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed predominantly in English but with a bridge in Maltese by Claudette Pace. The song is an up-tempo ballad, with Pace explaining the depth of her feelings to her lover. She tells him t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  21. Desire
    (Andy Gibb song) "`Desire`" is a 1980 single A-side credited to Andy Gibb. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1980. The song was originally recorded in 1978 by The Bee Gees during sessions for their album Spirits Having Flown, and intended for re...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  22. Desire
    (philosophy) In philosophy, `desire` has been identified as a philosophical problem since Antiquity. In Plato`s The Republic, Socrates argues that individual desires must be postponed in the name of the higher ideal. Within the teachings of Buddhism, craving is thought to be the cause ...
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  23. Desire
    (Tom Scott album) Name = Desire| Type = Album | Artist = Tom Scott | Cover = TomScott_Desire.jpg | Released = 1982| Genre = Jazz fusion | Length = 36:59 | Label = Elektra/Musician | Producer = Joel Kaufman, Tom Scott| --> `Desire` is an album by jazz musician Tom Scott. Track listing: ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire

  24. Desire
    (Tuxedomoon album) Name = Desire| Type = Album | Artist = Tuxedomoon | Cover = | Released = 1981 | Recorded = | Genre = Post-Punk| Label = Ralph Records <small>(original US release)</small><br>Pre Records <small>(original UK release)</small><br>Charisma Records <small>(or...
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  25. Desire
    (emotion) `Desire` is a sense of longing or object or hoping for an outcome. The same sense is expressed by emotions such as "craving" or "hankering". When a person desires something, their sense of longing is excited by the enjoyment, and they want to take actions to obta...
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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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