n.: come short of, underage, want, wantage, necessity, out of, in the absence of, (be) deficient in, be empty of, fail of, fall short, fall short of, come short, absence, be low in [on], be scant of, starve for (=be starved of), in straits for, be straitened for, want for, be wanting, be short of, non-existence, state of lacking sth essential, instance of this, spareness, dearth, defect, defection, defectiveness, deficit