want

Noun

• a specific feeling of desire
  • he got his wish
    
  • he was above all wishing and desire
    

• anything that is necessary but lacking
  • he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs
    
  • I tried to supply his wants
    

• 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
    

• a state of extreme poverty

Verb

• be without, lack; be deficient in
  • want courtesy
    
  • want the strength to go on living
    
  • flood victims wanting food and shelter
    

• wish or demand the presence of
  • I want you here at noon!
    

• hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
  • Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
    
  • Uncle Sam wants you
    

• have need of
  • This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
    

• feel or have a desire for; want strongly
  • I want to go home now
    
  • I want my own room
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  wish , wishing , need , lack , deficiency , privation , deprivation , neediness , require , desire