want

1. 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. Source: opted

2. v. i. Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need. Source: opted

3. v. i. That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure. Source: opted

4. v. i. A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place. Source: opted

5. v. t. To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing. Source: opted

6. v. t. To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes. Source: opted

7. v. t. To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave. Source: opted

8. 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. Source: opted

9. v. i. To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack. Source: opted

10. n. a state of extreme poverty Source: wordnet

11. n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable Source: wordnet

12. n. anything that is necessary but lacking Source: wordnet

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