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noun • an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless | ||||||||
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noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||||
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noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||||
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