• noun:   anything that is necessary but lacking

  Example: "I tried to supply his wants"

• noun:   a state of extreme poverty
• noun:   a specific feeling of desire
• noun:   the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

  Example: "For want of a nail the shoe was lost"

• verb:   be without, lack; be deficient in

  Example: "Want courtesy"

• verb:   wish or demand the presence of

  Example: "I want you here at noon!"

• verb:   have need of

  Example: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

• verb:   hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

  Example: "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"

• verb:   feel or have a desire for; want strongly

  Example: "I want to go home now"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #44937)

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