Needs

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  • adverb. Of necessity; necessarily.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of necessity; necessarily; unavoidably: generally used with must.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with must, and equivalent to of need.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; often with must, and equivalent to "of need".
  • noun. Plural form of need.
  • verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of need.
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  • adverb. in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  • Word Usage
    "Discriminating and broad-minded criticism is what the South needs, —needs it for the sake of her own white sons and daughters, and for the insurance of robust, healthy mental and moral development."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Concedes  Leeds  Medes  Swedes  accedes  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-stem
    need