want :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

n. 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"

privation, deprivation

n. a state of extreme poverty

want

v. wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"

want

v. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"

lack

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

desire

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

lack

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

need, require

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

fondness, fancy, partiality

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

hope

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

deficit, shortage, shortfall

n. an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"

dearth, paucity

n. an insufficient quantity or number

impoverishment, poorness, poverty

n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

imperfection, imperfectness

n. the state or an instance of being imperfect

drought

n. a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"

fault, defect, flaw

n. an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

awkwardness, ineptness, clumsiness, slowness, ineptitude, maladroitness

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

incompetence, incompetency

n. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

inefficiency

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

failure

n. lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

decline

n. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

impairment, deterioration

n. a symptom of reduced quality or strength

failing, weakness

n. a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

need, indigence, penury, pauperism

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

insolvency

n. the lack of financial resources

hardship, adversity

n. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

shortage, dearth, famine

n. an acute insufficiency

hunger, hungriness

n. a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

starvation, famishment

n. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

please

v. be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

prefer, like better

v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"

like

v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

compel, oblige, obligate

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

command, require, compel

v. make someone do something

pressure, force, coerce

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"

miss, lack

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

propel, impel, move forward

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

dislike, feel distaste for

v. have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"

feature, have

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

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