need

Meanings

• a condition requiring relief;
• "she satisfied his need for affection"
• "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"
• anything that is necessary but lacking;
• "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"
• 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;
• a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
• "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
• require as useful, just, or proper;
• have need of;
• have or feel a need for;
• "always needing friends and money"
• NEED v -ED, -ING, -S to have an urgent or essential use for

Synonyms

• demand
• want
• motivation
• motive
• indigence
• penury
• pauperism
• pauperization
• necessitate
• ask
• postulate
• require
• take
• involve
• call for

Scrabble Score: 5

need is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

need is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

need is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

need is a valid Words With Friends word

Anagrams of need