S: (n) 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"
S: (n) need, want (anything that is necessary but lacking) "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
S: (n) wish, wishing, want (a specific feeling of desire) "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"