Definition of want

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Want (v. i.) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place..

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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..
Wantrust :: Wantrust (n.) Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust.
Disproportion :: Disproportion (n.) Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object..
Half-hearted :: Half-hearted (a.) Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.
Wean :: Wean (a.) To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment..
Dull-eyed :: Dull-eyed (a.) Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity..
Nerveless :: Nerveless (a.) Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless.
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble..
Ignore :: Ignore (v. t.) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence. See Ignoramus.
Thin :: Thin (superl.) Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Suffice :: Suffice (v. t.) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
Disquiet :: Disquiet (n.) Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.
Defect :: Defect (n.) Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
Incultivation :: Incultivation (n.) Want of cultivation.
Unsymmetrical :: Unsymmetrical (a.) Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts..
Inconsistency :: Inconsistency (n.) Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness.
Irrepentance :: Irrepentance (n.) Want of repentance; impenitence.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits..
Slug :: Slug (n.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial pulmonate mollusks belonging to Limax and several related genera, in which the shell is either small and concealed in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely allied to the land snails..
Illiterature :: Illiterature (n.) Want of learning; illiteracy.
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