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Needer

One who needs anything.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Require 74% connected

To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Require 74% connected

To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Want 74% connected

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 p…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Want 74% connected

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 p…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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-s unknown · 78% connection

An adverbial suffix; as in towards, needs, always, -- originally the genitive, possesive, ending. See -'s.

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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Aim noun · 78% connection

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good inte…

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Anchorage noun · 78% connection

the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"

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Audience noun · 78% connection

the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service; "every artist needs an audi…

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Constituent noun · 78% connection

a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued suppo…

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Consumer research noun · 78% connection

marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers

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Consumption noun · 78% connection

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Desert verb · 78% connection

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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Design noun · 78% connection

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good inte…

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Desolate verb · 78% connection

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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Economic consumption noun · 78% connection

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Encouraging adjective · 78% connection

furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"

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Forehanded adjective · 78% connection

Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer.

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Forsake verb · 78% connection

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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Generate verb · 78% connection

produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

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Inevitably adverb · 78% connection

in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs be objective"

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Intent noun · 78% connection

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good inte…

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