Definition of want

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Want (v. i.) The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing..

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Unsuccess :: Unsuccess (n.) Want of success; failure; misfortune.
Comet :: Comet (n.) A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in Appendix..
Droughty :: Droughty (a.) Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.
Anacoluthon :: Anacoluthon (n.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.
Wantoned :: Wantoned (imp. & p. p.) of Wanto.
Immoderation :: Immoderation (n.) Want of moderation.
Destituent :: Destituent (a.) Deficient; wanting; as, a destituent condition..
Wean :: Wean (a.) Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything..
Irresponsibility :: Irresponsibility (n.) Want of, or freedom from, responsibility or accountability..
Disrespect :: Disrespect (n.) Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.
Leptocardia :: Leptocardia (n. pl.) The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus. The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel. The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a simple, unsegmented notochord. See Amphioxus..
Want :: Want (v. i.) The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing..
Want :: Want (v. t.) To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
Disgracious :: Disgracious (a.) Wanting grace; unpleasing; disagreeable.
Much :: Much (Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by) Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time..
Improficiency :: Improficiency (n.) Want of proficiency.
Atony :: Atony (n.) Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile..
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke..
Heteronomy :: Heteronomy (n.) A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires..
Incoherent :: Incoherent (a.) Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.
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