Definition of lack

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Lack (v. i.) To be wanting; often, impersonally, with of, meaning, to be less than, short, not quite, etc..

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Jejune :: Jejune (a.) Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
Ergot :: Ergot (n.) A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea..
Stellionate :: Stellion (n.) A lizard (Stellio vulgaris), common about the Eastern Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded with black, with small stellate spots. Called also hardim, and star lizard..
Claude Lorraine Glass :: Claude Lorraine glass () A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape..
Mulberry :: Mulberry (n.) A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry..
Lustless :: Lustless (a.) Lacking vigor; weak; spiritless.
Blackmailer :: Blackmailer (n.) One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black mailing..
Goldfinch :: Goldfinch (n.) A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; -- called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw-water, thistle finch, and sweet William..
Euxenite :: Euxenite (n.) A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals..
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Lackey :: Lackey (v. t.) To attend as a lackey; to wait upon.
Smut :: Smut (v. t.) To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish.
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Clack :: Clack (v. t.) A sharp, abrupt noise, or succession of noises, made by striking an object..
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Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..
Tillandsia :: Tillandsia (n.) A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses..
Blacken :: Blacken (v. t.) To make or render black.
Dearth :: Dearth (n.) Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine..
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