drive
noun (POWER) /draɪv/Definition
C1 [U] energy and determination to achieve things: We are looking for someone with drive and ambition. [+ to infinitive] He has the drive to succeed. Later on in life the sex drive tends to diminish.Motives and reasonsFeelings of desire › [C] (in sport, especially golf) a powerful hit that sends a ball a long wayGolfCricketGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of drive noun (POWER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appetite noun (NEED)
- call noun (DEMAND)
- caprice noun
- compulsion noun (WANT)
- craving noun
- cupidity noun
- dream noun (HOPE)
- every determiner (ALL)
- get itchy feet idiom
- hunger noun (DESIRE)
- impulse buy noun
- inclination noun (FEELING)
- longing noun
- lust noun (WISH)
- need noun
- vaulting adjective
- whim noun
- wish noun (WANT)
- yearning noun
- yen noun (WISH)
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Feelings of desire
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