need
- noun (n)
Meaning: emergency pressing lack
- verb (v)
Meaning: want something
Synonyms:
be deficient
be deprived
be down and out
be hard up
be inadequate
be in need of
be in want
be needy
be poor
be short
be without
call for
claim
covet
crave
demand
desire
die for
do without
drive for
exact
feel a dearth of
feel the necessity for
feel the pinch
go hungry
hanker
have occasion for
have occasion to
have use for
hunger
hurt for
lack
long
lust
miss
necessitate
pine
require
suffer privation
thirst
wish
yearn
yen for
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