Lack (4)
'lack' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for need that I've seen before include "Want - require(ment)" , "Require (as essential)" , "state requiring relief" , "Cry out for - prerequisite" , "'miss'" .)
'lack' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for want that I've seen before include "Desire to possess" , "poverty" , "Crave" , "Lack, desire" , "Desire - deficiency" .)
'lack' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for absence that I've seen before include "Lack - it makes the heart grow fonder" , "Want (of something)" , "Non-attendance" , "Non-presence" , "Seen cab (anag.)" .)
'lack' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for deficiency that I've seen before include "Lack - want" , "Shortage" , "Shortcoming" .)
'lack' is the definition.
(dearth is a kind of lack)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for dearth that I've seen before include "Shortage, lack" , "Scarcity of thread" , "Insufficient amount" , "want" , "Scarcity, paucity" .)