Emergency and Want

Emergency

Emergency noun - A time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action.

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Want and emergency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Emergency".

Nearby Words: emergence, emergent

Want noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.

Usage example: grew up in extreme want

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Emergency and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emergency" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

complete	complete emergency	complete want
true	true emergency	true want
actual	actual emergency	actual want
real	real emergency	real want
Other adjectives: big, extreme, great, little, absolute, famous, new, possible, last.

On General Hospital, as Laura hemorrhages following an emergency C-section, she mumbles, "I want my mother", just before passing out.

Source: I Want My Mommy
Stewie: Yeah, so whenever you want to take me to the emergency room, just yell into the cup.

Source: Ear Ache
Emergency Weapon: The pistol and more certainly, the knife, which is only really useful if you want to kill a downed enemy without wasting ammo.

Source: Video Game / Operation Flashpoint Codemasters

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