Want

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.

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

a state of extreme poverty

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"