WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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deficiency, deprivation, desire, lack, need, privation, require, want, wish, wishing,
1. NOUN. (want)
a specific feeling of desire
"he got his wish"
"he was above all wishing and desire"
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2. NOUN. (want)
anything that is necessary but lacking
"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
"I tried to supply his wants"
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want, want, need, require, necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand,
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3. NOUN. (want)
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"
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4. NOUN. (want)
a state of extreme poverty
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5. VERB. (want)
wish or demand the presence of
"I want you here at noon!"
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want,
6. VERB. (want)
have need of
"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
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necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary, need, demand, wanter, needer, lack, deficiency, want, need, want,
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be,
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cry,
7. VERB. (want)
hunt or look for
want for a particular reason
"Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"
"Uncle Sam wants you"
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want,
8. VERB. (want)
feel or have a desire for
want strongly
"I want to go home now"
"I want my own room"
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crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust, fancy, go for, take to, miss, hope, wish, wish, wish well, wish, care, like, itch, spoil, like, ambition, feel like, envy, begrudge, lust after, lech after, hanker, long, yearn, seek,
