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want

Want vs Necessary - What's the difference?

want | necessary |


As a proper noun want

is a personification of want.

As an adjective necessary is

needed, required.

As a noun necessary is

(archaic|british) bathroom, toilet, loo.

Desirous vs Want - What's the difference?

desirous | want |


As an adjective desirous

is feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous.

As a proper noun want is

a personification of want.

Either vs Want - What's the difference?

either | want |


As a determiner either

is each of two.

As a pronoun either

is (obsolete) both, each of two or more.

As an adverb either

is as well.

As a conjunction either

is introduces the first of two options, the second of which is introduced by "or".

As a proper noun want is

a personification of want.

Want vs Thirst - What's the difference?

want | thirst |


As verbs the difference between want and thirst

is that want is to wish for or to desire (something) while thirst is to be thirsty.

As nouns the difference between want and thirst

is that want is a desire, wish, longing while thirst is a sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.

As a proper noun Want

is a personification of want.

Desires vs Want - What's the difference?

desires | want |


As a verb desires

is .

As a proper noun want is

a personification of want.

Want vs Aim - What's the difference?

want | aim |


In transitive terms the difference between want and aim

is that want is to lack, not to have (something) while aim is to direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).

As a proper noun Want

is a personification of want.

As an initialism aim is

aIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

Ought vs Want - What's the difference?

ought | want |


As verbs the difference between ought and want

is that ought is simple past of owe while want is to wish for or to desire (something).

As nouns the difference between ought and want

is that ought is a statement of what ought to be the case as contrasted with what is the case while want is a desire, wish, longing.

As a pronoun ought

is an alternative spelling of lang=en anything.

As an adverb ought

is an alternative spelling of lang=en at all, to any degree.

As a proper noun Want is

a personification of want.

Want vs Null - What's the difference?

want | null |


As a proper noun want

is a personification of want.

As a noun null is

zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.

Well vs Want - What's the difference?

well | want |


As an adjective well

is wild.

As a proper noun want is

a personification of want.

N vs Want - What's the difference?

n | want |


As a letter n

is the letter n with a tilde.

As a proper noun want is

a personification of want.

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