Move and Need

Move

Move verb - To change the place or position of.

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Need and move are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a verb "Move".

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Move and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Move" instead a verb "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

good	good move	good need
high	high move	high need
physical	physical move	physical need
special	special move	special need
Other adjectives: particular, specific, certain, original, single, powerful, actual, real, big, great, bad, secret, new, possible, desperate, last, different.

character	move character	need character
people	move people	need people
amount	move amount	need amount
hand	move hand	need hand
Other words: time, way, space, money, bit, items, eyes, page, points, weapons.

Harry's wind spells still need air to move, fire spells suck the oxygen from an area (and the energy can be drawn from ambient heat), and force spells still operate based on Newtonian physics.

Source: Magic A Is Magic A
These allow them to direct any ambient energy flow into doing work that they desire, without the need to touch the thing they want to move.

Source: Literature / Foundation
Similarly, unwinnable games of Freecell, where the cards you need are locked underneath cards you can't move anywhere.

Source: The Key Is Behind the Lock

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