n.
1.a state of extreme poverty
2.the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
3.anything that is necessary but lacking
4.a specific feeling of desire want v.
1.feel or have a desire for
2.have need of
3.wish or demand the presence of
4.hunt or look for
5.be without, lack
Idiom of the Day
get the short end of the stick
to get less than others
I sometimes get the short end of the stick and I have to do more work than the other students.