Lack (4)
'lack' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the 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.
(I know that want is a more specific form of lack)
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 know that absence is a type of lack)
This is the entire 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.
(I know that lack can be written as deficiency)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for deficiency that I've seen before include "Lack - want" , "Shortage" , "Shortcoming" .)
'lack' is the definition.
(I know that dearth is a type 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" .)