lack
IPA: ɫˈæk
noun
- A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- (obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
- Archaic form of lakh.
verb
- (transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
- (intransitive) To be short (of or for something).
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be in want.
- (obsolete) To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.
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Examples of "lack" in Sentences
- The cause is a lack of airspeed.
- The federation was lack of money.
- Sorry for the lack of comprehension.
- The lack of appreciation is remarkable.
- The disadvantage is the lack of passion.
- It is lacking in perception and circumspection.
- To judge by the lack of queries, you do not need to be an adoptee.
- But the lack of a guitarist was just as daunting as the lack of a drummer.
- Just exhausting the patience of the community and the lack of desire to reform.
- Because of the lack of water and the lack of money, the tourist trade dwindled.
- He also took to task Republicans, the Tea Party and what he called the lack of shared sacrifice in both the economy and the just-passed debt ceiling bill.
- But in a brief telephone call from Athens after talks with Greek officials, Mr. Dallara expressed concern over what he called the "lack of clear process" to complete negotiations.
- Lack of confidence During a debate in the British Parliament Thursday, Finance Minister George Osborne blamed the stock market drops on what he called a lack of confidence in ability of governments to repay their debts.
- In his remarks, President Obama referred again to what he called a lack of political will in Washington and an "insistence on drawing lines in the sand" that he said needs to be changed as the deficit and debt debate moves forward.
- Tim Pawlenty, who has lagged behind in national public-opinion polls, came out swinging: He jabbed front-runner Mitt Romney, mocking his wealth, and he criticized surging fellow Minnesotan Michele Bachmann for what he called her lack of experience and successes.
- More photos and interactive graphics Escalating tensions, the Gulf Arab countries brokering negotiations between the Yemeni strongman and the wide-ranging political opposition calling for an end to his 32-year rule suspended their efforts because of what they called the "lack of appropriate conditions" for a peaceful handover of power.
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