Definition of need | What does need mean?
What is the definition of the word NEED?
Here is a list of definitions for need.
- 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"
- anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
- 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"
- a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
What are the verbs of the word NEED?
Here is a list of definitions for need.
- 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"
- have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
- have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"
What are the synonyms of the word NEED?
What is another word for NEED?. Here is a list of synonyms for NEED
Words beginning with NEED?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with NEED.
- needy
- needs
- needments
- needment
- needly
- needlings
- needling
- needliest
- needlier
- needleworks
- needleworkers
- needleworker
- needlework
- needlewomen
- needlewoman
- needlestick
- needlessnesses
- needlessness
- needlessly
- needless
- needles
- needlers
- needler
- needlepoints
- needlepoint
- needlelike
- needlefuls
- needleful
- needlefishes
- needlefish
- needled
- needlecrafts
- needlecraft
- needlecords
- needlecord
- needle
- needing
- needinesses
- neediness
- needily
- neediest
- needier
- needfuls
- needfulnesses
- needfulness
- needfully
- needful
- needfires
- needfire
- needers
In which dictionaries does the word need exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes