self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
a strong sexual desire
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
NEED
have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"
require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
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
THIRST
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
feel the need to drink
strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
a physiological need to drink
URGE
a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
YEN
have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
a yearning for something or to do something
the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen