Lack
/lak/
Lack is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
- A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
- A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
verb
-
To be without, to need, to require.
“My life lacks excitement.”
-
To be short (of or for something).
“He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.”
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Antonyms
glut surplus
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