Lack
Definition of lack:
part of speech: noun
To want: to be in want: to be destitute of.
part of speech: verb
To need; want; be destitute of.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: noun
Want; deficiency; as, a lack of self- respect.
part of speech: verb
To be without; as, to lack common sense; to be in want of; to need; as, to lack money.
part of speech: noun
Usage examples for lack:
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There seems a serious lack there.
"Quiet Talks on Power", S.D. Gordon. -
Does he lack sense of humour?
"Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker", Marguerite Bryant. -
Moreover, he thought of the children; three were dying of lack of food.
"The Eternal Maiden", T. Everett Harré. -
Our lack of secret, was it not boldly writ on our faces?
"My Tropic Isle", E J Banfield.