Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Display options for word: word (sense key)
Noun
S: (n) need (need%1:26:00::), demand (demand%1:26:00::) (a condition requiring relief) "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
S: (n) need (need%1:17:00::), want (want%1:17:00::) (anything that is necessary but lacking) "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
S: (n) motivation (motivation%1:03:00::), motive (motive%1:03:00::), need (need%1:03:00::) (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior) "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"