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want

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a state of extreme poverty(noun.state)

Synonym:
deprivation, neediness, privation

source: wordnet30
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable(noun.state)

Example:
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.

Synonym:
deficiency, lack

source: wordnet30
anything that is necessary but lacking(noun.object)

Example:
I tried to supply his wants.

Synonym:
need

source: wordnet30
a specific feeling of desire(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
wish, wishing

source: wordnet30
The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.(noun)

source: webster1913

feel or have a desire for; want strongly(verb.emotion)

Example:
I want to go home now.
I want my own room.

Synonym:
desire

source: wordnet30
have need of(verb.consumption)

Example:
This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner.

Synonym:
need, require

source: wordnet30
hunt or look for; want for a particular reason(verb.contact)

Example:
Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI.
Uncle Sam wants you.

source: wordnet30
wish or demand the presence of(verb.cognition)

Example:
I want you here at noon!.

source: wordnet30
be without, lack; be deficient in(verb.stative)

Example:
Want courtesy.
Want the strength to go on living.
Flood victims wanting food and shelter.

source: wordnet30
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four.(verb)

source: webster1913

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