want 2

noundomain: state
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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Definition

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

  • 1.for want of a nail the shoe was lost
  • 2.water is the critical deficiency in desert regions
  • 3.there is a serious lack of insight into the problem

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