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    [Adverb]  | "needs" | \ ˈnēdz \


    1: of necessity : necessarily

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English nedes, from Old English nēdes, from genitive of nēd need;

    [Verb]  | "need" 


    1: to be needful or necessary

    2: to be in want

    3: to be in need of : require

    Origin: before 12th century ;

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    [Noun]  | "need" | \ ˈnēd \


    1: necessary duty : obligation

    2: a lack of something requisite, desirable, or useful

    3: a physiological or psychological requirement for the well-being of an organism

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English ned, from Old English nīed, nēd; akin to Old High German nōt distress, need, Old Prussian nautin need;

    [Plural noun]  | "special needs" 


    1: any of various difficulties (such as a physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disability or impairment) that causes an individual to require additional or specialized services or accommodations (such as in education or recreation)

    Origin: 1899 ;

    [Idiom]  | "serve the needs" 


    1: to provide things that someone or something needs

    [Biographical name]  | "Johnson Sir*leaf" | \ ˈsər-ˌlēf \


    1: Ellen née Johnson 1938— Liberian activist; president of Liberia (2006—2018)

    [Adverb]  | "needs" 


    1: because of necessity;


      * e.g., " ... the dangers of global warming must needs be recognized—and recognized soon—by the industrialized nations of the world "



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    [Verb]  | "needs" 


    1: to have as a requirement;


      * e.g., " ... a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it "




    2: to be under necessity or obligation to;


      * e.g., " ... you need not stand when she enters the room "



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    [Verb]  | "need" 


    1: to have as a requirement;


      * e.g., " ... a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it "




    2: to be under necessity or obligation to;


      * e.g., " ... you need not stand when she enters the room "



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    [Noun]  | "needs" 


    1: something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable;


      * e.g., " ... got a job that barely provided for his basic needs "




    2: something one must do because of prior agreement;


      * e.g., " ... no need to apologize "



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    [Noun]  | "need" 


    1: a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful;


      * e.g., " ... when it came time to wrap the presents, he found he was in need of adhesive tape "




    2: something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable;


      * e.g., " ... got a job that barely provided for his basic needs "




    3: something one must do because of prior agreement;


      * e.g., " ... no need to apologize "



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    [Adjective]  | "special-needs" 


     [ "needs" ]

    1: Pittsburghese for "needs to be," "needs to go," "needs to have," "needs to use," etc.

      * e.g.,  ... The bridge needs fixed. 

     [ "needs" ]

    1: wantin something really bad and u have to have it now

      * e.g.,  ... i need that hair spary NOW! 

     [ "need on?" ]

    1: An informal question sometimes used to covertly offer the sale of illicit drugs, usually Cannabis.

      * e.g.,  ... Word, you need on? 

     [ "needful" ]

    1: An indian term usually used in place of the word "necessary"

      * e.g.,  ... Hi, with regards to that help you promised me, kindly do the needful. 

     [ "Needfuls" ]

    1: A group of Indian Technology professionals attempting to make sub-English requests to on-shore technical teams. Derived from the Indian request to "please do the needful", or "kindly do the needful", where "the needful" refers to "the necessary".

      * e.g.,  ... The "needfuls" just raped us today on code defects. 

     [ "the need" ]

    1: "The need?" is a phrase used to question what the point is in someone or something, essentially a shortened version of "what's the need in that?"

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Gary is such a fucking arsewipe Person 2: I know, the need? 

     [ "no need" ]

    1: adj/statement:

      * e.g.,  ... Fat men in thongs - NO NEED! 

     [ "no need" ]

    2: udescription of any event, smell, taste, sight, feeling etc that is totally unnecessary.

     [ "need" ]

    1: n. American Slang - to want.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, I really need to get that sweet new phone! 

     [ "need" ]

    1:  To want desperately

      * e.g.,  ...  "I need a burrito/blow job/good kick to the head." 

     [ "need" ]

    2:  To want for (in the British sense)

      * e.g.,  ...  "I need you to untie me if you want a hand job." 

     [ "Needs" ]

    1:  A word denoting that a person or object is found to be wanting.

      * e.g.,  ...  Dude 1 "I'm not coming out tonight, I'm watching Lost." 

     [ "Needs" ]

    2:  An exclamation used when something is found to be hilariously inadequate or unsatisfactory.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude 2 "Rah boy, you've got needs." 

     [ "Needs" ]

    3:  Abbreviation of Special Needs, i.e. Mentally or Physically retarded.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Look! I got new trousers" 

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