The Clue
Indigence (4 letter answer)
The Answer
WANT
Tags
Notes
The answer WANT is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Covet
Desire
Destitution
Fancy
Lack
"For ___ of a nail . . . "
Need
Penury
Poverty
Privation
Require
Shortage
Shortcoming
Wish for
Be bereft of
Be without
Go without
Have an itch for
Have a yen for
Kind of ad
Kind of ads
Lust after
Have too little
Have too little of
" . . . I shall not ___"
Any entry on a Dear Santa list
Definition
WANT as a noun:
1. (privation, want, deprivation, neediness) = a state of extreme poverty
2. (lack, deficiency, want) = the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
3. (need, want) = anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
4. (wish, wishing, want) = a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
WANT as a verb:
1. (desire, want) = feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
2. (want, need, require) = have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
3. wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
4. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
5. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"