| Main Entry: | need |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | want something |
Synonyms: |
be deficient, be deprived, be down and out, be hard up, be in need of, be in want, be inadequate, be needy, be poor, be short, be without, call for, claim, covet, crave, demand, desire, die for, do without, drive for, exact, feel a dearth of, feel the necessity for, feel the pinch, go hungry, hanker, have occasion for, have occasion to, have use for, hunger, hurt for, lack, long, lust, miss, necessitate, pine, require, suffer privation, thirst, wish, yearn, yen for |
| Notes: | knead means to make into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands or manually manipulate someone's body usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; a need (noun) is something required or wanted - need (verb) means to require or have a need of |
Antonyms: |
do not want, have |
| Main Entry: | need |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
instant, absorbing, called for, crying, destitute, equinecessary, essential, exigent, imperative, in demand, in request, in want of, indispensable, inopious, necessary, needful, prerequisite, pressing, required, requisite, urgent
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