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Look up: want

  1. want
    [v] - be without, lack 2. [v] - hunt or look for 3. [v] - have need of 4. [v] - wish or demand the presence of
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. want
    In economics, the desire of consumers for material goods and services. Wants are argued to be infinite, meaning that consumers can never be satisfied with their existing standard of living but would...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. want
    in converted timber,any break in the continuity of an arris other than wane Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • Thomas`s list was restricted to four --, or 'wishes': for new experience, for response, for belonging and for recognition. Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Want
    Want -277 noun [ Originally an adj., from Icelandic vant , neuter of vanr lacking, deficient. √139. See Wane , intransitive verb ] 1. The state of not having;
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6

  5. Want
    Want transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Wanted ; present participle & verbal noun Wanting .] 1. 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. « They that want ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6

  6. Want
    Want intransitive verb [ Icelandic vanta to be wanting. See Want to lack.] 1. 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. « The disposition, the manners, and the thoughts are all before it; where any of those are wanting ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6

  7. want
    1. 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. 'The disposition, the manners, and the thoughts are all before it; where any of those are wanting or imperfect, so much wants or is imperfect in the imitation of human life.' ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. Want
    In economics, a `want` is something desired, distinct from a need which is something that is necessary. It's said that we have unlimited wants, but limited supplied resources. Thus, we can't have everything we want and must look for the best alternatives sometimes that will cost us less. This may be distressing to some people and may lead to depression which can be avoided if other people can give them their original wants so long as it's not a g...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Want

  9. Want
    • (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave. • (v. i.) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place....
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. want
    1. a state of extreme poverty
    2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    3. anything that is necessary but lacking
    4. a specific feeling of desire

    Found on

  11. want
    The absence of wood, other than wane, from the arris or surface of a piece of timber
    Found on http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/vie


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