want
n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: {privation}, {deprivation}]
2: the state of needing something that is absent or
unavailable; "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" [syn: {lack},
{deficiency}]
3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient
means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his
wants" [syn: {need}]
4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was
above all wishing and desire" [syn: {wish}, {wishing}]
v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home
now; "I want my own room" [syn: {desire}]
2: have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent
tuner" [syn: {need}, {require}]
3: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
4: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason: "Your former
neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want
the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food
and shelter" [syn: {lack}]