Definition of want

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Want (v. i.) To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four..

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Necessitied :: Necessitied (a.) In a state of want; necessitous.
Avowant :: Avowant (n.) The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking..
Pride :: Pride (n.) Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast..
Impuberty :: Impuberty (n.) The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of ability to reproduce one's species; want of age at which the marriage contract can be legally entered into..
Gillian :: Gillian (n.) A girl; esp., a wanton; a gill..
Disquiettude :: Disquiettude (n.) Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety.
Wantrust :: Wantrust (n.) Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust.
Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act..
Incoherent :: Incoherent (a.) Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically disconnected.
Want :: Want (v. i.) To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four..
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..
Feed :: Feed (v. t.) To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill; to feed a furnace with coal..
Poltroonery :: Poltroonery (n.) Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.
Language :: Language (n.) The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.
Prigidity :: Prigidity (n.) Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age..
Insolidity :: Insolidity (n.) Want of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an argument..
Unpleasantry :: Unpleasantry (n.) Want of pleasantry.
Insuccess :: Insuccess (n.) Want of success.
Yearn :: Yearn (v. i.) To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager..
Inaptitude :: Inaptitude (n.) Want of aptitude.
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