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Loved, liked or wanted very much

dear

adjective

loved or liked very much

desirable

adjective

something that is desirable has qualities that make you want it

precious

adjective

loved or valued by someone

darling

adjective

loved very much by someone

wanted

adjective

loved and looked after by other people

desired

adjective

used about things that people want to have or achieve

pet

adjective

liked more than anything else

favourite

adjective

your favourite person or thing of a particular kind is the one that you like the best

longed-for

adjective

wanted very much for a long time

to die for

so good that you want to have it very much

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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