Lexicon: need – needy

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need (-s), n. [Germanic, néd.]

  1. Want; necessity; imperative demand for the presence or possession of something; requirement for supply of relief.
  2. Want for subsistence; poverty.
  3. Violence or force exercised upon persons.

need (-s), n. [Germanic, néd.]

  1. Want; necessity; imperative demand for the presence or possession of something; requirement for supply of relief.
  2. Want for subsistence; poverty.
  3. Violence or force exercised upon persons.

need (-ing, -s), v. [OE níedan.]

Want; lack; require; demand; be necessary.

need (-ing, -s), v. [OE níedan.]

Want; lack; require; demand; be necessary.

needle (-s), n. [OE nœdl; *nē, to sew.]

  1. A pointed instrument used to draw thread through fabric in sewing.
  2. A pointed instrument used in engraving, printing, and medical procedures.
  3. A piece of magnetized steel used in determining direction in a compass.

needle (-s), n. [OE nœdl; *nē, to sew.]

  1. A pointed instrument used to draw thread through fabric in sewing.
  2. A pointed instrument used in engraving, printing, and medical procedures.
  3. A piece of magnetized steel used in determining direction in a compass.

needless, adj. [see need, n.]

Unnecessary; not wanted; undesirable.

needless, adj. [see need, n.]

Unnecessary; not wanted; undesirable.

needy, adj. [see need, n.]

Very poor; indigent.

needy, adj. [see need, n.]

Very poor; indigent.