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Definitions of want
  1. verb
    have need of
    "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

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  2. noun
    anything that is necessary but lacking
    "I tried to supply his wants"

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  3. noun
    a state of extreme poverty
  4. noun
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

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  5. noun
    a specific feeling of desire

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

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  7. verb
    be without, lack; be deficient in
    "want courtesy" "want the strength to go on living" "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
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  8. verb
    hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
    "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI" "Uncle Sam wants you"
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  9. verb
    wish or demand the presence of
    "I want you here at noon!"
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Definition that contains want
  • like want to have
  • hot wanted by the police
  • weak wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
  • weak wanting in physical strength
  • greedy wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
  • desired wanted intensely
  • frail wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
  • imperfect wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
  • craved wanted intensely
  • fallible wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
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