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need

Letters that make need

d, e, n are letters that make 'need'

Words within need

ED, EE, nee, NE, Ne are words within 'need'

Anagrams of need

dene is an anagram of 'need'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of need

needy, needs, kneed are words created by adding a letter to 'need'

need is a 4 letter word ending with d
need is a 4 letter word starting with n

7 possible definitions for 'need'

Need as "anything that is necessary but lacking"

Under this definition, need is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

want has the same meaning as need

need as a type

'need' can be a type of necessity, requisite, essential, necessary, requirement.

Derivatives of need

ask, call for, necessitate, want, require, need, postulate, involve, take, demand are derivatives of 'need'.

Example of need used within this context

"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs", "I tried to supply his wants"

Need as "a condition requiring relief"

Under this definition, need is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

demand has the same meaning as need

need as a type

'need' can be a type of status, condition.

Types of need

want, necessity, lack, deficiency are types of 'need'.

Derivatives of need

ask, call for, necessitate, want, require, need, postulate, involve, take, demand are derivatives of 'need'.

Example of need used within this context

"she satisfied his need for affection", "God has no need of men to accomplish His work", "there is a demand for jobs"

Need as "a state of extreme poverty or destitution"

Under this definition, need is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

indigence, penury, pauperization, pauperism have the same meaning as 'need'

need as a type

'need' can be a type of poorness, impoverishment, poverty.

Types of need

beggary, mendicancy, mendicity are types of 'need'.

Derivatives of need

needy, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken, pauperize, pauperise, in straitened circumstances(p), beggar, impoverished, destitute, pinched, hard up, impecunious, penniless, penurious are derivatives of 'need'.

Example of need used within this context

"their indigence appalled him", "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

Need as "have or feel a need for"

Under this definition, need is a verb and has the following properties:

Example of need used within this context

"always needing friends and money"

Need as "have need of"

Under this definition, need is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

want, require have the same meaning as 'need'

need as a type

'need' can be a type of be.

Types of need

cry is a type of need.

Derivatives of need

necessity, requisite, wanter, needer, need, want, lack, demand, essential, necessary, requirement, deficiency are derivatives of 'need'.

Need as "require as useful, just, or proper"

Under this definition, need is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ask, call for, necessitate, postulate, involve, require, take, demand have the same meaning as 'need'

Antonyms

obviate, rid of, eliminate have the opposite meaning of 'need'

Types of need

govern, cry out for, cry for, compel, take, cost, draw, exact, claim are types of 'need'.

Derivatives of need

necessity, requisite, demand, need, want, essential, necessary, requirement are derivatives of 'need'.

Verb groups of need

claim, take, exact are verb groups of 'need'.

Need as "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"

Under this definition, need is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

motivation, motive have the same meaning as 'need'

need as a type

'need' can be a type of psychological feature.

Types of need

rational motive, ethical motive, morals, irrational motive, impulse, morality, ethics, urge, psychic energy, mental energy, life are types of 'need'.

Derivatives of need

motivate, actuate, motivative(a), incite, propel, prompt, motive(a), motivating, motivational, move are derivatives of 'need'.