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lack
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- pronunciation:
- laek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
If you have a lack of something, you don't have enough of that thing, or maybe you don't have any of it. If a place has a lack of rain, then it doesn't get enough rain and the land is very dry. If people have a lack of money, then they do not have enough money and life is difficult for them.
People have a very hard life when there is a lack of food.There is a lack of doctors where Jack's family lives, so they have to go into the city when they need to see a doctor.- synonyms:
- absence, want
- similar words:
- need
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| related words: |
failure, fate |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lacks, lacking, lacked |
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When you lack strength, it means that you have no strength or only a little.
Marissa lacked the patience to finish the jigsaw puzzle and left it on the table.- antonyms:
- enjoy, have, possess
- similar words:
- need
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| related words: |
miss, require |
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