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Need

/niːd/

Need is a noun with 2 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A requirement for something; something needed.
    “I've always tried to have few needs beyond food, clothing and shelter.”
  2. Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

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