Yearning: alternatives and connections

To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

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Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

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The state of being discontented; uneasiness; inquietude.

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of Hanker

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Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.

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of Pine

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of Ye

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Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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of Long

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