| DEF | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
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| DEF | any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral) |
| DEF | inadequate in amount or degree |
| DEF | falling short of some prescribed norm |
| DEF | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement |
| DEF | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required |
| DEF | an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period) |
| DEF | spending money raised by borrowing |
| DEF | the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire |
| DEF | a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) |
| DEF | spot, stain, or pollute |
| DEF | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals |