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Noun
- a specific feeling of desire
- he was above all wishing and desire
- anything that is necessary but lacking
- he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
- I tried to supply his wants
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- there is a serious lack of insight into the problem
- water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
- for want of a nail the shoe was lost
- a state of extreme poverty
Verb
- be without, lack; be deficient in
- want the strength to go on living
- flood victims wanting food and shelter
- wish or demand the presence of
- hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
- Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
- have need of
- This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
- feel or have a desire for; want strongly