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NOUN | 1 | want, privation, deprivation | A state of extreme poverty |
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2 | want, lack, deficiency | The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable | |
3 | want, need | Anything that is necessary but lacking | |
4 | want, wish, wishing | A specific feeling of desire | |
VERB | 1 | want, desire | Feel or have a desire for |
2 | want, need, require | Have need of | |
3 | want | Wish or demand the presence of | |
4 | want | Hunt or look for | |
5 | want | Be without, lack |
Sounds | waa'nt; wao'nt |
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Rhymes | beachfront, Belmont, commandant, and 14 more rhymes in aant at the HyperDic website... |
aunt, Beaumont, daunt, and 6 more rhymes in aont at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A state of extreme poverty. |
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Synonyms | privation, deprivation |
Broader | poverty, poorness, impoverishment |
Verbs | want |
Meaning | The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable. |
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Examples | "for want of a nail the shoe was lost" |
Synonyms | lack, deficiency |
Narrower | absence; dearth, famine, shortage; mineral deficiency; stringency, tightness |
Broader | need, demand |
Verbs | want; want |
Meaning | Anything that is necessary but lacking. |
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Examples | "I tried to supply his wants" |
Synonyms | need |
Broader | necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary |
Verbs | want; want |
Meaning | A specific feeling of desire. |
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Synonyms | wish, wishing |
Narrower | velleity |
Broader | desire |
Verbs | want; want |
Meaning | Feel or have a desire for. Want strongly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Model | They want him to write the letter |
Examples | "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
Synonyms | desire |
Narrower | crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust; fancy, go for, take to; miss; hope; wish; wish, wish well; wish, care, like; itch, spoil; like; ambition; feel like; envy, begrudge; lust after, lech after; hanker, long, yearn; seek |
Nouns | wanter; want |
Meaning | Have need of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Model | They want more bread; They want him to write the letter; They want to move |
Examples | "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" |
Synonyms | need, require |
Narrower | cry |
Broader | be |
Nouns | want; want; wanter |
Meaning | Wish or demand the presence of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | They want him to write the letter |
Examples | "I want you here at noon!" |
Broader | demand |
Similar to | want |
Nouns | wanter; want |
Meaning | Hunt or look for. Want for a particular reason. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" |
Broader | search, seek, look for |
Similar to | want |
Nouns | wanter |
Meaning | Be without, lack. Be deficient in. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter" |
Broader | miss, lack |
Nouns | want; want; want; wanter |