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lack
noun
verb
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
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noun
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
“There is a serious lack of insight into the problem”
verb
Be without
“This soup lacks salt”
verb
To be insufficiently prepared
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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
This soup lacks salt
There is something missing in my jewelry box!
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