- Types Of Speech
- You can use need as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Need
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters d, e, and n, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ee. Need starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters n, ne, nee, and the ending characters are d, ed, eed, . Need is also a double vowel (ee) word. View the double vowel words list.
- Definition
- 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"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Need is set as a grade two word that starts with n, ends with d, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is need a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Need in Pig Latin is said as "eednay or eednway".
- Unigram
- n | e | e | d
- Bigram
- ne | ee | ed
- Trigram
- nee | eed
- Quadrigram
- need
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- 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" - anything that is necessary but lacking;
"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs";
"I tried to supply his wants" - 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" - a state of extreme poverty or destitution;
"their indigence appalled him";
"a general state of need exists among the homeless"
- Verb Examples
- have need of;
"This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" - have or feel a need for;
"always needing friends and money" - require as useful, just, or proper;
"It takes nerve to do what she did";
"success usually requires hard work";
"This job asks a lot of patience and skill";
"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice";
"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert";
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absence | failure to be present |
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Activating | the activity of causing to have energy and be active |
| Activation | making active and effective (as a bomb) |
| Active | a person devoted to the active life |
| Activity | any specific activity "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| Actuating | |
| Actuation | the act of propelling |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Aim | the action of directing something at an object "he took aim and fired" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Need
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Need | 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" |
| Eden | a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man) |
| Ened |
View English words with the unique letters used in need. Words With The Letters Den
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actuate | put in motion or move to act "trigger a reaction" "actuate the circuits" |
| Incite | provoke or stir up "incite a riot" "set off great unrest among the people" |
| Motivate | give an incentive for action "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| Move | the act of deciding to do something "he didn''t make a move to help" "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| Prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
| Propel | cause to move forward with force "Steam propels this ship" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Psychological Feature |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ethical Motive | |
| Ethics | the philosophical study of moral values and rules |
| Impulse | the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| Irrational Motive | |
| Life | living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" |
| Mental Energy | |
| Morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct |
| Morals | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong |
| Psychic Energy | |
| Rational Motive |
View All Hyponyms For Need
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Needham | Yes | No |
| Sneed | No | No |
| Verneeda | No | No |
| Oneeda | No | No |
| Uneeda | No | No |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need (4 letters) | 5 | 6 | need | ||
| Advent (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 12 +6 | advent | ||
| Vendue (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 13 +7 | deenuv | ||
| Bender (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | bender | ||
| Dance (5 letters) | 8 +3 | 10 +4 | dance | ||
| Second (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | sncdeo | ||
| End (3 letters) | 4 | 5 | den | ||
| Errand (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | errand | ||
| Verdun (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 13 +7 | verdun | ||
| Drone (5 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +1 | drone | ||
| Rodent (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | rodent | ||
| Devon (5 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | devon | ||
| Anode (5 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +1 | anode | ||
| Bedpan (6 letters) | 11 +6 | 14 +8 | bedpan | ||
| Bend (4 letters) | 7 +2 | 9 +3 | bend | ||
| Den (3 letters) | 4 | 5 | den | ||
| Sander (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | sander | ||
| Dudeen (6 letters) | 8 +3 | 10 +4 | ddeenu | ||
| Burden (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 12 +6 | burden | ||
| Node (4 letters) | 5 | 6 | done | ||
| Detent (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | netted | ||
| Sedan (5 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +1 | andes | ||
| Downer (6 letters) | 10 +5 | 11 +5 | denorw | ||
| Tender (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | tender | ||
| Sender (6 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +2 | sender |
Need Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With N
- Ends With D
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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