Dictionary Check: need

"need" is a valid word!

Scrabble 5 points
Words with Friends 6 points

Definition

noun

a condition requiring relief

Example: "she satisfied his need for affection"
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noun

anything that is necessary but lacking

Example: "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
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noun

the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

Example: "we did not understand his motivation"
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noun

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

Example: "their indigence appalled him"
verb

require as useful, just, or proper

Example: "It takes nerve to do what she did"
verb

have need of

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