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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 |