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.
Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
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.
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
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.
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.
To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
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.
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used.
Custom; habit; use; usage.
To be accustomed or habituated; to be used.
To accustom; - used reflexively.
