n. & v.
--n.
1. strong sexual desire.
2 a (usu. foll. by for, of) a passionate desire for (a lust for power). b (usu. foll. by of) a passionate enjoyment of (the lust of battle).
3 (usu. in pl.) a sensuous appetite regarded as sinful (the lusts of the flesh).
--v.intr. (usu. foll. by after, for) have a strong or excessive (esp. sexual) desire.
Derivatives:
lustful adj. lustfully adv. lustfulness n.
Etymology: OE f. Gmc