- privation, want, deprivation - a state of extreme poverty
--1 is a kind of poverty, poorness, impoverishment
Derived form: verb want5 - lack, deficiency, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "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"
--2 is a kind of need, demand
--2 has particulars:absence; dearth, famine, shortage; mineral deficiency; stringency, tightness Derived forms: verb want5, verb want2 - need, want - anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
--3 is a kind of necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
Derived forms: verb want5, verb want2 - wish, wishing, want - a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
--4 is a kind of desire
--4 has particulars: velleityDerived forms: verb want1, verb want3
- desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun wanter1, noun want4
They want him to write the letter
- want, need, require - have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun wanter1, noun want2, noun want3
They want more bread
They want him to write the letter
They want to move
- want - wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
--3 is one way to demand
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun wanter1, noun want4
They want him to write the letter
- want - hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
--4 is one way to search, seek, look for
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wanter1
Somebody ----s somebody
- want - be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
--5 is one way to miss, lack
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun wanter1, noun want2, noun want1, noun want3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something