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Verb
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needs, 3rd person singular present; needed, past participle; needing, present participle; needed, past tense;
  1. Require (something) because it is essential or very important
    • - I need help now
    • - this shirt needs washing
    • - they need to win tomorrow
  2. Not want to be subjected to something
    • - I don't need your sarcasm
  3. Expressing necessity or obligation
    • - need I say more?
    • - I need not have worried
  4. Be necessary
    • - lest you, even more than needs, embitter our parting
Noun
  1. Circumstances in which something is necessary, or that require some course of action; necessity
    • - the basic human need for food
    • - there's no need to cry
  2. A thing that is wanted or required
    • - his day-to-day needs
  3. The state of lacking basic necessities such as food or money
    • - a family whose need was particularly pressing
  4. The state of requiring help or support
    • - help us in our hour of need
  1. 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"
  2. necessitate: 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 ...
  3. anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
  4. want: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
  5. have or feel a need for; "always needing friends and money"
  6. motivation: 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"
  7. A need is something that is necessary for organisms to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants because a deficiency would cause a clear negative outcome, such as dysfunction or death. ...
  8. Need is the fifth studio album by Christian rock artist Todd Agnew. It was released on October 6, 2009, through INO and Ardent records. The first radio single, "Joy Unspeakable", has peaked at #45 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. ...
  9. Need is a series of young-adult urban fantasy novels by American author Carrie Jones, beginning with the inaugural entry of the same name. The focus of the story is a teenage girl named Zara, who joins a struggle against a society of malicious pixies. ...
  10. Season two of Stargate SG-1, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on June 26, 1998 on Showtime. The second season concluded after 22 episodes on February 10, 1999 on British Sky One, which overtook Showtime in mid-season. ...
  11. The Need was a queercore band that originated in Olympia, Washington in the late 1990s. It was formed by Rachel Carns (drums and vocals) and Radio Sloan (guitar and bass guitar); both were veterans of other indie rock bands. ...
  12. The Need is a four-piece eclectic pop rock band from Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 2006 by Garrett McArthur and Danny Mareco, the band will release their first album with Delfi Music Group (Universal) in 2008.
  13. A requirement for something; Something required; To be necessary (to someone); To have an absolute requirement for; To want strongly; to feel that one must have something; To be obliged or required (to do something)
  14. (needly) Like a needle or needles; Necessarily; of necessity
  15. (Needs) innate feelings of deprivation in a person. See Wants.
  16. (Needs) Those economic goods and services that are considered basic, such as food, clothing and shelter.
  17. (Needs) A person’s individual’s health and social care requirements at that moment in time.
  18. (needs) Anything necessary for biological or psychological survival. Maslow proposed a need hierarchy (from biological needs to self-actualization).
  19. (Needs) What you need to survive
  20. (NEEDS) a database service and text search and retrieval system (Nikkei)
  21. (Needs) An individual's expectations of how relationships and social situations should be governed in context of the relationship or situation.
  22. (Needs) Articles related to aspects of cinematography, lighting, directing, shooting, editing, videography, screenwriting, and other topics and sub-topics related to development, pre-production, production, and postproduction.
  23. (Needs) Differentia: For survival
  24. (Needs) Discrepancy between what is desired and what exits.
  25. (Needs) Essentials or basics necessary for maintaining physical life, including food, clothing, water, and shelter, sometimes called material well-being.