want

/wɒnt/verb
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.

2

To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.

3

To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

4

To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

5

To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).

6

To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).

7

To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.

8

To be lacking or deficient or absent.

9

To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.

10

To lack and be without, to not have (something).

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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