LACK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
   
   Synonym(s)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   
   Hypernyms(s) lack is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • absence (what does absence mean?)
   • dearth (what does dearth mean?)
   • famine (what does famine mean?)
   • shortage (what does shortage mean?)
   • mineral deficiency (what does mineral deficiency mean?)
   • stringency (what does stringency mean?)
   • tightness (what does tightness mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   • lack (what does lack mean?)

LACK as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be without
   
   Synonym(s)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • This soup lacks salt
   • There is something missing in my jewellery box!
   
   Antonym(s)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   • feature (what does feature mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • want (what does want mean?)
   • exclude (what does exclude mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • lack (what does lack mean?)
   • deficiency (what does deficiency mean?)
   • want (what does want mean?)