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Covet

To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.

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Begrudge 76% connected

To grudge; to envy the possession of.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Envy 76% connected

Malice; ill will; spite.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Drool 76% connected

To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Salivate 76% connected

To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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