Reverse Dictionary: DESIRE

ADJECTIVES
► AFFECTED sought after, aimed at, desired → 1597 obs.
► ANONSKER eager, desirous, set upon a thing → 1876 Eng. dial.
► APPETITIOUS of the nature of, or suited to, appetite; palatable, desirable, appetizing → 1653 obs.
► AVIDIOUS avid, ardently desirous, extremely eager, greedy → 1534
► BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE EYE WITH A BURNT STICK not the worst thing that could happen, something minimally desirable → 1881 colloq.
► BETTER THAN A POKE IN THE EYE WITH A SHARP STICK not the worst thing that could happen, something minimally desirable → 1961 colloq.
► CADGY ► CAGEY ► CAIGY  having sexual desire → 1904 Amer. dial.
► COCK attractive; ‘cool’; desirable → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► CONCUPISCIBLE worthy to be longed for or lusted after; that may be desired; eagerly desirous; lecherous, libidinous, lustful, sensual → 1398
► CONCUPITIVE vehemently desirous; characterized by desire or longing; of the nature of concupiscence → 1651 obs.
► CUPIDINOUS full of desire or cupidity, covetous, desirous, greedy → 1656
► CUPIDOUS covetous, desirous, greedy → 1656
► DEAD FLICK very desirable → Irish sl.
► DESIDERATE desired, longed for, wanted; desirable → 1640 obs.
​► DESIREFUL filled with desire or longing → 1969 Amer. dial.
► DROOLY desirable; sexy → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► EAGER-SWEET full of desire and sweetness → 1866
► EARNFUL causing anxiety or yearning; anxious; full of longing desire; sorrowful, lamentable, melancholy, sad → c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► EDACIOUS excessively desirous → 1819
► EDGY eager, anxious, desirous, keen → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAIN desirous, eager → c1205 arch. or Eng. dial.
► FAIR excellent, admirable; good, desirable; noble, honourable; reputable → c1225 obs.
► FEEN desirous, eager → 1818 Eng. dial.
► FUCKABLE pert. to a sexually desirable woman → 19C sl.
► FUCKSOME pert. to a sexually desirable woman → 19C Brit. sl.
► FULL OF FUCK sexually aroused; full of desire or full of semen → 20C sl.
► FULL OF GISM  sexually aroused; full of desire or full of semen → 20C sl.
► GRAD very desirable; attractive → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► HANKLING desirous of, having a craving or desire for → 19C Eng. dial.
► HONDO excellent; desirable → 1980 US students’ sl.
► HORNY obsessively eager or desirous → 1982 Amer. sl.
► HOTCHA vivacious, attractive, desirable; flashy, showy → 1924 sl., chiefly US
► INAPPETIBLE that awakens no appetite or desire → 1874
► LANGSOME longing, desirous, wistful → 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► LOWABLE praiseworthy, admirable, commendable, desirable; also, permissible → 1400 obs.
► LUSTFUL having a strong or excessive desire for something; eagerly desirous of or to do something → c893 obs.
► LUSTY full of desire, desirous → 1493 obs.
► LUXURIOUS outrageous, extravagant, excessive; also, passionately desirous after something → c1374 obs.
► MANTLING eagerly desiring → 1657 obs.
► MAN-WOOD ‘man-mad’; madly desirous of a man → 1579-80 obs.
► MAZED eagerly desirous; ‘mad after’ → 1896 Eng. dial.
► MAZY mad; eager for, madly desirous → 1873 Eng. dial.
► MULTIVOLENT having many different desires, wishes, etc.; changeable, fickle, vacillating → 1656 obs.
► NAP ready, eager, desirous → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► NEWIS keeping under, holding in, parsimonious; covetous, greedy; earnestly desirous → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► NEWOUS earnestly desirous, covetous, greedy, parsimonious → 1808 Sc. 
► OFLIST ► OFLUST possessed with a strong desire; affected with longing → c888 obs.
► ON THE LANG desirous, longing → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OPTATIVE characterized by desire or choice; expressing desire → 1611
► PLUMMY rich; desirable; very good → 1812 sl.
► RANK very eager, anxious, impatient, ardently desirous → 1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► RED-HOT eager, anxious, desirous → 1896 Eng. dial.
► ROMPWORTHY of a woman: sexually desirable → c1935 colloq.
► SAUCY attractive; desired → 2004 US sl.
► SITIENT thirsty; thirsting, coveting, desiring much → 1656
► SNAZZY elegant; stylish; smart and fashionable; clever and desirable → 1932 Amer. sl.
► SUPERFLY very wonderful, desirable, or attractive → 1972 US sl.
► TALENTIVE desirous → a1300 obs.
► TO-DIE-FOR very desirable; extremely attractive → 1990 US sl.
► VOLIBLE capable of being wished or desired → 1675 obs.
► WANTFUL characterized by desire for things; full of wants → 1840
► YAP ► YAUP ► YAWP quick, apt, eager or ready, esp. to do something, keen; desirous → c1450 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
► YARE ready, prepared; desirous, eager → c888 arch. & Eng. dial.
► YEARNFUL eagerly desirous, anxious, solicitous → c888 obs.
► YERN eager, earnestly or keenly desirous; also, greedy, covetous → c893 obs.

ADVERBS
► AFFECTEDLY with aim or desire; with true intent; intentionally, sincerely, earnestly → 1596 obs.

NOUNS
► AFFECT 1. the way in which one is affected or disposed; mental state, mood, feeling, desire, intention → c1374 obs.
2. feeling, desire, or appetite, as opposed to reason; passion, lust, evil-desire → 1531 obs.
► ANSINE a looking for, longing, desire, want → a1200 obs.
► ARDURE heat of passion or desire, vehemence, ardent desire; warmth of emotion, zeal, fervour, eagerness, enthusiasm → 1386 obs.
► BABE ► BABES, THE something excellent or desirable → 1910s sl.
► BEDROOM EYES eyes or look suggestive of sexual desire → 1947 sl.
► CANDY, THE something excellent, admirable, desirable → 1900s US sl.
► COMING APPETITE a mounting desire, usually for food → 1853 Amer. dial.
► COVETISE ardent or excessive desire; lust → 1340 obs.
► CUNT-STAND active physical desire in women → 19C sl.
► CUPID love, desire → 1420 obs.
► CUPIDITY ardent desire, inordinate longing or lust; covetousness → 1547
► CUPISCENCE eager or vehement desire → 1647 obs.
► DESIDERATE a thing that is desired; something for which a desire or longing is felt → 1640  obs.
► EAGERS, THE feelings of desire, impatience, or anxiety; excessive eagerness or apprehension → 1828 Amer. dial.
► EARNEST ardour in battle; broadly, intense passion or desire → c1205 obs.
► EARNING longing desire; poignant grief or compassion → 1631 obs.
► EISNING a strong desire or longing of any kind → 1773 Sc.
► EPITHYMY desire; lust → 1600 obs.
► FAINNESS desire, liking → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► FANTASY inclination, liking, desire → c1374 obs.
► HAIRY desirable, sexy → M19 sl.
► HARK a whisper; a secret wish or desire → 1814 Sc.
► HEART intent, will, purpose, inclination, desire → c825 obs.
► HUSTLE effort, exertion, desire → 1898 US sl.
► INAPPETENCE want of appetite, desire, or longing → 1691
► INAPPETENCY want of appetite, desire, or longing → 1611
► INKLING a desire, an inclination → 1978 Amer. dial.
► JAM something desirable → colloq.
► JONES an intense craving or desire → 2005 African-American sl.
► LANG a longing, desire → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MANGE a restless desire → 1648 obs.
► MUST-HAVE something which is regarded as being essential or highly desirable to have → 1839
► NASTIES sexual desire → 1900s African-American sl.
► NINNY-WATCH a disturbance, a state of confusion, excitement or a longing expectation or desire; a vain hope; a quandary → 1746 Eng. dial.
► ONDE strong desire, longing → c1320 obs.
► OPTATION the act of wishing; a wish or desire → 1577
► OPTATIVE something to be desired; a desirable thing → 1605 obs.
► OPTION a wish or desire → 1604 obs.
► OREXIS a desire or longing → 1619
► PRIME the best, choicest, or most desirable part of something → 1625
► STOMACH desire, appetite, or inclination
► TALENT inclination, propension, or disposition for anything; wish, desire, appetite → a1300 obs.
► TAPTEE a state of eager desire → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► TICKLING an ‘itching’ to do something; an uneasy desire, craving, hankering → 1553
► TWITTERING an eager desire or longing; a hankering, a yearning → 1668 obs.
► VEIN an inclination or desire, a tendency, towards something specified → 1587 obs.
► VELLEITY 1. the fact of merely willing, wishing, or desiring without any effort or advance towards action or realization → 1618
2. a mere wish, desire, or inclination without accompanying action or effort → 1624
► WANG-TANG anything, esp. on a sexual level, that is particular desirable → 1970s African-American sl.
► WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED something needed or desired
► YARK an impulse, an eager desire → 1577 obs.
► YEARNANDLIKE desirable → a1300 obs.
► YEN sexual arousal or desire → 20C colloq.
► YERING desire, longing; request → a1300 obs.
► ZAZZLE sexual desire → 20C US sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BETTY in snowboarding: a desirable female → 1997 (Bk.)
► BIG IDEA a desirable person, one who is a love object → 1930 US sl.
► BIT OF CRUMPET a sexually attractive woman; a desirable woman, or man → 1936 sl.
► BIT OF HOMEWORK a woman considered as sexually desirable, esp. a man’s girlfriend → 1945 sl.
► BOAT a desirable, attractive person; a ‘dreamboat’ → 2007 US sl. (Bk.)
► EATING-STUFF a woman who looks delicious and desirable → M20 US sl.
► FINE WOLF a sexy or desirable man → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GYLRIG a desirable person → 1950s UK back-slang of ‘girl’ or ‘girly’
► MOISTIE a desirable woman → 1998 NZ sl. (Bk.)
► OYSTER a person desired or sought for a particular purpose → 1877 Amer. sl.
► PIECE OF CRUMPET a desirable woman → 1961 sl.
► PIPPIN a desired woman → 1926 US sl. (Bk.)
► SCRUFF PUPPY a girl as the object of social and sexual desire → 1988 US sl.
► SMARTY-PANTS a boy who has begun to feel mature sexual desire → 1940s African-American sl.
► VISA-BODY a human object of desire → 1990s W. Indies sl.
► WHITE HEN’S CHICKENS extremely pleasant or desirable persons → 1913 Amer. dial.  (Bk.)

PHRASES
► WANTED AS MUCH AS A DOG WANTS A SIDE-POCKET applied to one who wants or desires something he doesn’t need → 1788 sl.
► WANTED AS MUCH AS A TOAD WANTS A SIDE-POCKET applied to one who wants or desires something he doesn’t need → 1785 sl.

VERBS
► ABOUND to be filled with a desire to do something → 1410 obs.
► ATTER to desire, to long after, to crave → 1929 Sc.
► AYEST ► AYST to desire eagerly → 1916 Sc.
► BID to desire, to wish → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CHUCK to desire someone sexually → 20C sl.
► COPEN to desire eagerly, to long for → 1225 obs.
► DAG to desire eagerly; to long to do a thing → 1873 Eng. dial.
► DESIDERATE to desire with a sense of want or regret; to feel a desire or longing for; to feel the want of; to desire, to want, to miss → 1646 obs.
​► EARN to desire strongly, to long → 1579 obs.
► EASSIN to desire strongly → 1661 Sc.
► EFFLAGITATE to demand eagerly; to desire  eagerly → 1641 obs.
► EISIN to desire strongly → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► ENVY to wish for, to desire → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EXOPT to wish or desire greatly → 1548 obs.
► EXOPTATE to desire earnestly → 1692 obs.
► FAIN to be delighted or glad; to rejoice; also, to desire, to wish → c888 obs.
► FANCY 1. to desire, to wish for, to want → 1598 UK
2. to desire sexually, to find sexually attractive → 1635 UK
► FANCY THE MUFF OFF to find a woman extremely desirable → 2000 UK sl.
► FANCY THE PANTS OFF to find a woman extremely desirable → 2000 UK sl.
► FANCY THE TITS OFF to find a woman extremely desirable → 2000 UK sl.
► FEEL TO to want, to desire; to want to, to feel inclined to do something → 1837 Amer. dial.
► FEEN FOR to desire something habitually; to be a fiend for something → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► GALLA to crave, to desire very mush, esp. of food → 1960s S. Afr. sl.
► GALP to gape after, to be eagerly desirous of something → 1583 obs.
► GAPE to desire eagerly to do something → a1340
► GREEN to desire earnestly, to yearn after → LME Sc.
► HANK to long for, to desire earnestly → 1671 Eng. dial.
► HANKLE to greatly desire, to hanker after → 19C Eng. dial.
► HAVE EYES to desire or want to do something → 1961 US sl.
► HAVE THE HOTS FOR SOMEONE to have strong sexual desire for a specific person → 20C US sl.
► ITCHY to itch, to desire → 1893 Amer. dial.
► JONES to crave or desire intensely → 2005 African-American sl.
► KEEP to care for, to regard, to desire → 1297 obs.
► LACK to desire, to wish → 1872 Eng. dial.
► LANG to long for, to desire → 1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► LIKE to desire sexually → 16C
► LIST to desire → 1645 US
► MAKE FISH EYES AT SOMEONE to look at someone with desire → 1995 US sl. (Bk.)
► MANG to be extremely eager or anxious; to long, to be consumed with desire → 1866 Sc.
► MANTLE to ‘bubble’ with desire → 1657 obs.
► MIND to desire, to like, to be inclined → 1906 Amer. dial.
► OPTATE to choose; to wish for, to desire → 1611
► PERROGATE to desire a thing heartily → 1623 obs.
► PUT ONE’S LONG EYE ON to covet, to desire for oneself → 20C W. Indies. sl.
► SIGH to desire or long for something → 1650 obs.
► TALENT to fill with desire → 1486 obs.
► THROW LONG EYE ON to covet, to desire for oneself → 20C W. Indies. sl.
► TWITTER to have a yearning desire or strong wish to do something; to yearn for something → 1616 obs.
► YERE to desire, to long or yearn for; to express a desire for, to request → c1205 obs.