want
Noun
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is a type of: impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
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subtypes:
- absence - the state of being absent
- dearth, famine, shortage - an acute insufficiency
- deficit - a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
- mineral deficiency - lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism
- shortness - the condition of being short of something
- stringency, tightness - a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
same as: deficiency, lack -
same as: need
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is a type of: desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied statesubtypes: velleity - a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain
Verb
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subtypes:
- crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
- fancy, go for, take to - have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
- miss - feel or suffer from the lack of
- hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
- wish - hope for; have a wish
- wish, wish well - feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
- care, like, wish - prefer or wish to do something
- itch, spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something
- like - want to have
- ambition - have as one's ambition
- feel like - have an inclination for something or some activity
- begrudge, envy - be envious of; set one's heart on
- lech after, lust after - have a strong sexual desire for
- hanker, long, yearn - desire strongly or persistently
- seek - try to get or reach
same as: desire -
is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)subtypes: cry - demand immediate action
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is a type of: look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence ofverb group: want - wish or demand the presence of
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is a type of: demand - request urgently and forcefullyverb group: want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
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