Main entry: wish, wishing, want
Definition: a specific feeling of desire
Usage: he got his wish; he was above all wishing and desire
Definition: anything that is necessary but lacking
Usage: he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs; I tried to supply his wants
Main entry: deficiency, lack, want
Definition: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Usage: there is a serious lack of insight into the problem; water is the critical deficiency in desert regions; for want of a nail the shoe was lost
Main entry: privation, neediness, deprivation, want
Definition: a state of extreme poverty
Main entry: want
Definition: wish or demand the presence of
Usage: I want you here at noon!
Main entry: want, need, require
Definition: have need of
Usage: This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
Main entry: want
Definition: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
Usage: Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI; Uncle Sam wants you
Definition: feel or have a desire for; want strongly
Usage: I want to go home now; I want my own room
Main entry: want
Definition: be without, lack; be deficient in
Usage: want courtesy; want the strength to go on living; flood victims wanting food and shelter