Have and Lack

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Have

Have verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.
Usage example: my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
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Lack is an antonym for have in topics: endure, contain, cheat, bring into the world, be in possession.

Lack

Lack verb - Be without.
Usage example: This soup lacks salt
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Have is an antonym for lack in topics: miss, do not have.
Nearby Words: lacking, lacked
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Common collocations

sense have sense lack sense
ability have ability lack ability
power have power lack power
kind have kind lack kind
Other words: interest, name, control, sort, form, time, characters, money, hair, access, eyes, names, attacks, skills, powers, weapons, abilities.
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