lust

«lust» in Mova's school dictionary: A strong, greedy desire for something, such as money or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (lusts)

meaning for a pupil

1) A strong, greedy desire for something, such as money or power. tree →

2) A strong eagerness for fighting. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a greedy wish for gold that leads to ruin, or a fierce desire for battle

examples

• His lust for gold made him greedy. tree →
• The king's lust for power caused war. tree →
• He fought with a lust for battle in his eyes. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.
• A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; her lust, who can hinder it?
• But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tried God in the desert.
• Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.
• The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lust» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.