WANT
Scrabble letter values: W4A1N1T1 = 7
Definition
- noun a state of extreme poverty. — synonyms: privation, deprivation, neediness
- noun the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable. — synonyms: lack, deficiency
- noun anything that is necessary but lacking. — synonyms: need
- noun a specific feeling of desire. — synonyms: wish, wishing
- verb feel or have a desire for. — synonyms: desire
- verb have need of. — synonyms: need, require
- verb hunt or look for.
- verb wish or demand the presence of.
- verb be without, lack.
Examples
- “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”