| guzzle |
to drink or eat very quickly and in a large amount, as if greedy or in great need. [1/2 definitions] |
| half-mast |
a point halfway down a flagpole. A flag is flown at half-mast as a sign of respect or sorrow when someone has died or, on a ship, as a signal of great need or trouble. |
| hunger |
the need or desire for food. [2/5 definitions] |
| hungry |
feeling a need or desire for food. [1/2 definitions] |
| makeshift |
made to meet a need; not meant to last. [1/2 definitions] |
| misery |
a state of need and suffering caused by being poor, sick, or in trouble. [1/2 definitions] |
| moor1 |
an area of land that is open and wet. Heather and other plants that need acid soil grow on moors. |
| motive |
an idea, need, desire, or impulse that causes a person to act in a particular way or do a particular thing; reason. |
| must1 |
to be forced to; have to or need to. [1/4 definitions] |
| NATO |
a group of nations that have promised to defend each other in times of need. "NATO" stands for "North Atlantic Treaty Organization." The United States, Canada, Turkey, and many European nations are members of NATO. |
| nausea |
a sick feeling in the stomach with the need to vomit. |
| needn't |
shortened form of "need not." |
| ought |
used to express the need to do something because of duty or responsibility. [1/3 definitions] |
| owe |
to feel the need to do or to give (something) for the benefit of another. [1/2 definitions] |
| oxygen |
a gas with no color or smell that is one of the chemical elements. Oxygen combines with hydrogen to make water. It also makes up about twenty percent of the earth's atmosphere. Most living things need oxygen. (symbol: O) |
| pinch |
an instance or condition of great need or emergency. [1/7 definitions] |
| pledge |
an amount of money promised as a gift to a group in need. [1/7 definitions] |
| principal's office |
the office of the head of a school, where decisions concerning the school are made and where discipline is sometimes carried out or decided on. The principal's office is also a place where students can wait during school hours for someone to pick them up if they need to go home for some reason. |
| relief1 |
help given to those in need. [1/4 definitions] |
| relieve |
to free from fear, worry, need, or poverty. [1/3 definitions] |
| require |
to need. [1/3 definitions] |