Definition of Need

Noun

• a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  "their indigence appalled him"
  "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
  indigence penury pauperism pauperization
• 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
  "we did not understand his motivation"
  "he acted with the best of motives"
  motivation motive
• anything that is necessary but lacking
  "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
  "I tried to supply his wants"
  want
• a condition requiring relief
  "she satisfied his need for affection"
  "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"
  "there is a demand for jobs"
  demand

Verb

• have or feel a need for
  "always needing friends and money"
  
• have need of
  "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
  want require
• require as useful, just, or proper
  "It takes nerve to do what she did"
  "success usually requires hard work"
  "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
  "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
  "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"
  "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
  necessitate ask postulate require take involve - call for demand

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Unscramble need

15 unscramble word found using the letters need.

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