n. a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"

n. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

n. a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

n. anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"

v. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

v. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

v. be obliged, required, or forced to

v. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"

v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

n. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"

n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

n. a positive motivational influence

n. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

n. a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

n. a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble"

n. the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

n. readiness to embark on bold new ventures

n. a strong drive for success

n. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

n. the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"

n. something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"

n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

n. arousing to a particular emotion or action

n. persuasion formulated as a suggestion

n. the act of giving hope or support to someone

n. the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

n. the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging

n. a state of extreme poverty

n. the lack of financial resources

n. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

n. the condition of being essential or indispensable

n. something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"

n. established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

n. the lowest tone of a harmonic series

n. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

v. make someone do something

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

n. the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"

n. what a communication that is about something is about

n. anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"

n. additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; "his report was full of etceteras"

v. do away with