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lack

/ lack /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"
"water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
"for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
Type of:
need demand
Kinds of:
absence dearth famine shortage mineral deficiency
Derived:
want need require miss
verb Sense 2
be without
"This soup lacks salt"
"There is something missing in my jewellery box!"
Opposites:
have feature
Kinds of:
want exclude
Derived:
deficiency want
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

need demand absence dearth famine shortage mineral deficiency want exclude have feature