Curiosity
81aroused his curiosity — stirred his curiosity, made him curious, aroused his inquisitiveness …
82held back his curiosity — restrained his curiosity, did not pry despite his eager desire to know …
83raises curiosity — arouses curiosity, excites a desire to know, arouses inquisitiveness …
84satisfied his curiosity — fulfilled his curiosity, caused him to understand and to stop being curious about the subject, provided him with the needed information …
85gratify someone's curiosity — gratify someone’s desire/need/curiosity etc/formal phrase to give someone what they want, or to tell them what they want to hear Thesaurus: to provide something needed or missingsynonym Main entry: gratify …
86Old Curiosity Shop, The — a novel (1840 41) by Dickens. * * * …
87it was curiosity which killed the cat — too much snooping around can get you into a heap of trouble …
88Old Curiosity Shop, The — a novel (1840 41) by Dickens …
89pique somebody's curiosity — ˌpique sb s ˈinterest, curiˈosity, etc. idiom (especially NAmE) to make sb very interested in sth Main entry: ↑piqueidiom …
90Curiosities — Curiosity Cu ri*os i*ty (k[=u] r[i^]*[o^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Curiosities} ( t[i^]z). [OE. curiouste, curiosite, OF. curioset[ e], curiosit[ e], F. curiosit[ e], fr. L. curiositas, fr. curiosus. See {Curious}, and cf. {Curio}.] 1. The state or …