Lack

Definition: Lack

Lack

Noun

1. The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost".

Verb

1. Be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!".

2. Be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "lack" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Note: Lack \Lack\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Lacked; Lacking.]. (references)

LACK

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Lack

Facility

Simplicity, lack of complication.

Impenitence

Noun: impenitence, irrepentance, recusance; lack of contrition.

Incompleteness

Verb: be incomplete; Adjective: fall short of; lack; (be insufficient); neglect.

Incuriosity

Noun: incuriosity, incuriousness; Adjective: insouciance; indifference, lack of interest, disinterest.

Insufficiency

Want, lack, need, require; caret; be in want; (poor), live from hand to mouth.

Scarcity, dearth; want, need, lack, poverty, exigency; inanition, starvation, famine, drought.

Irreligion

Verb: be irreligious; Adjective: disbelieve, lack faith; doubt, question.

Lamentation

Interjection: heigh-ho! alas! alack! O dear! ah me! woe is me! lackadaisy! well a day! lack a day! alack a day! wellaway! alas the day! O tempora O mores! what a pity! miserabile dictu! O lud lud! too true!

Nonpreparation

Verb: be unprepared; Adjective:; want preparation, lack preparation; lie fallow; s'embarquer sans biscuits; live from hand to mouth.

Obliquity

Verb: intersect; lack parallelism.

Poverty

Verb: be poor; Adjective: want, lack, starve, live from hand to mouth, have seen better days, go down in the world, come upon the parish; go to the dogs, go to wrack and ruin; not have a penny; (money), not have a shot in one's locker; beg one's bread; tirer le diable par la queue; run into debt; (debt).

Noun: poverty, indigence, penury, pauperism, want; need, neediness; lack, necessity, privation, distress, difficulties, wolf at the door.

Requirement

Stand in need of; lack; desiderate; desire; be necessary; Adjective:

Wonder

Interjection: lo, lo and behold! O! heyday! halloo! what! indeed! really! surely! humph! hem! good lack, good heavens, gad so! welladay! dear me! only think! lackadaisy! my stars, my goodness! gracious goodness! goodness gracious! mercy on us! heavens and earth! God bless me! bless us, bless my heart! odzookens! O gemini! adzooks! hoity-toity! strong! Heaven save the mark, bless the mark! can such things be! zounds! 'sdeath! what on earth, what in the world! who would have thought it!; (inexpectation); you don't say so! You're kidding!. No kidding? what do you say to that! nous verrons! how now! where am I?

Worthlessness

Noun: {ant. to a} worthlessness, valuelessness; lack of value; uselessness.

Crosswords: Lack

German (enamel varnish, lacquer, paint, paint work, polish, varnish), Portuguese (lack, lakh), Swedish (lacquer, patent leather, sealing wax, sealing-wax, varnish).

The point is that this is a very odd thing, supernatural, for lack of a better word (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

I find your lack of faith disturbing (Episode IV: A New Hope; writing credit: George Lucas.)

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

The complete lack of humility for nature that's being displayed here is staggering (Jurassic Park; writing credit: Michael Crichton and David Koepp.)

Well, apparently, we're both suffering from a deplorable lack of curiosity (The Sound of Music; writing credit: Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II)

They have forgotten what by day they lack (All Through The Night; performing artist: Cyndi Lauper)

But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside (Inside Out; performing artist: Eve 6)

The feelin's that you lack (If You Could Read My Mind; performing artist: Gordon Lightfoot)

Ready t'dream o'what'cha lack (ANOTHER NIGHT IN TUNISIA; performing artist: Manhattan Transfer)

I lack fourteen dollars havin' twenty seven cents (DANG ME; performing artist: Roger Miller)

If we'd confess our sins to one another, we'd all laugh at the lack of originality. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack (Suny Series in Religious Studies) (reference)

• Broadcasters' DTV Opportunities Are Limited by Unsettled Carriage Regulations and Lack of Demand [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Lack of the Irish (reference)

• Prepare to Prosper : Moving from the Land of Lack to the Land of Plenty (Prepack 10 Edition) (reference)

• Selenium Against Cancer and AIDS: The Trace Mineral That Can Make a Life-Or-Death Difference...and That Many of Us Lack (reference)

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Periodicals

• Farg Och Lack Scandinavia (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Music

• For Lack of a Better Word (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

White Finger Disease, or Raynaud's Syndrome, is essentially a problem involving a lack of blood to the nerves, and in this case, was caused by the constant vibration of the hands and arms. Credit: CDC.

Decomposing fish in the hold of a purse seiner. Fish decompose as a result of lack of refrigeration. Although this material is unfit for human consumption, it is used as a base for fishmeal for animal feed. Credit: Fisheries.

Boulder Creek influenced by tailings from Iron Mountain Mine. Note: lack of riparian vegetation in or by the stream. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, adults (more than 5 years old) are unmistakable with dark brown plumage except for white head, neck and tails. The beak, eyes, legs, and feet are yellow. Wing span up to 2.5 meters, with females considerably larger than males. Immature eagles lack white plumage and yellow accents. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

Dette barnet hadde aids. Med det dode av mangel på hudkontakt. [This child had AIDS. But he died from lack of physical contact] : Omsorg smitter ikke. [You can't catch AIDS from caring]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

His lack of chivalry conquered him. Credit: Library of Congress.

His revenge : time: any morning at 4:15 Mr. Diggs, having been kept up late for the last twenty years and rebuked for his lack of interest, develops a sudden enthusiasm : Mrs. Diggs and the girls now do the waiting. Credit: Library of Congress.

Peace saddened by lack of negotiations. Credit: Library of Congress.

No lack of guidance. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Navy's first full-pressure flight suit successfully demonstrated at 70,000 ft. altitude protects the pilot above, where lack of pressure is fatal in a few seconds. LCDR. Harry Peck demonstrated the suit. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

That young girl, he added unexpectedly, "is one of the least benightedly unintelligent life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.

It might be partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress, and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners

My child will not die with that frightful sickness for lack of aid.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Poor diet and lack of exercise are usually the causes. (references)

Epidemics are a marker for poverty and lack of basic sanitation. (references)

Loss of interest in sex is not usually related to lack of estrogen. (references)

Business

China also faces a distinct lack of parking facilities. (references)

Phenol and alkylphenol lack aromatics and intermediates. (references)

Implementation has been delayed due to the lack of funding. (references)

Children

Cuba

They blamed the Government's lack of will for this situation. (references)

Somalia

Schools at all levels lack textbooks, laboratory equipment, and running water. (references)

Pakistan

A reported 10,000 schools have closed in recent years due to a lack of teachers. (references)

Civil Liberties

Yugoslavia

Media outlets lack professionalism. (references)

Lebanon

The Central Fund discontinued payments in November due to a lack of funds. (references)

Cambodia

They were released when the investigating judge dropped the case due to lack of evidence. (references)

Discrimination

Philippines

The Constitution prohibits discrimination against women, children, and members of minorities; however, implementation of constitutional protections is hindered by the lack of specific regulations and by budgetary constraints. (references)

Economic History

Kazakhstan

Most lack environmentally-friendly technologies. (references)

Djibouti

Lack of skilled labor is a major problem in Djibouti. (references)

Human Rights

Yemen

Many inmates lack mattresses or bedding. (references)

Ghana

Its biggest obstacle is a lack of adequate funding. (references)

Germany

A fifth suspect was acquitted for lack of evidence. (references)

Indigenous People

Botswana

Their isolation, ignorance of civil rights, and lack of political representation have stymied their progress. (references)

Venezuela

Many indigenous people are isolated from modern civilization and lack access to basic health and educational facilities. (references)

Paraguay

Weak organization and lack of financial resources limit access by indigenous people to the political and economic system. (references)

Minorities

Bulgaria

Only the courts continued to lack any notable ethnic Turk participation. (references)

Albania

Omonia is also concerned about the lack of access to Greek-language education. (references)

Macedonia

Their main concerns center on the lack of Turkish-language education and media. (references)

Political Economy

Cuba

Prisoners died in jail due to lack of medical care. (references)

HAITI

Lack of economic reform progress remains a major problem. (references)

Bangladesh

There is widespread police corruption and lack of discipline. (references)

Political Rights

Zimbabwe

Commissioners also lack authority to order the correction of irregularities. (references)

Kenya

Most councils lack sufficient financial autonomy and revenues to perform adequately even these limited functions. (references)

Armenia

Serious breaches of the election law resulted in a lack of public confidence in the integrity of the overall election process. (references)

Trade

Mexico

For some products there is a lack of test laboratories. (references)

Taiwan

Plans to replace the HCF have been slowed by the lack of progress on Taiwan's WTO accession. (references)

Mexico

Most small and medium Mexican firms lack the experience of working through a letter of credit. (references)

Travel

Chad

Buses are not recommended due to lack of safety and reliability. (references)

Bolivia

Transportation is hindered by a lack of developed infrastructure. (references)

Guinea

However, lack of capital and increasing demand hinder the firm's forward momentum. (references)

Women

Argentina

However, women lack information about what constitutes sexual harassment. (references)

Morocco

Some families also keep girls at home because of the lack of facilities in rural schools. (references)

Ireland

Women's participation in the workforce is hampered by the lack of adequate childcare facilities. (references)

Worker Rights

Russia

Lack of labor mobility continued to be a problem. (references)

Colombia

Over 80 percent of industrial companies lack safety plans. (references)

Pakistan

Many workers are unaware of their rights because of their lack of education. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "lack": because of the lack of ♦ for lack of ♦ for lack of smth. ♦ lack asphalt ♦ lack consideration ♦ lack experience ♦ lack finish ♦ lack for ♦ lack in ♦ lack of ♦ lack of appetite ♦ lack of appreciation ♦ lack of belief ♦ lack of clarity ♦ lack of color ♦ lack of colour ♦ lack of comfort ♦ lack of competition ♦ lack of complication ♦ lack of concentration ♦ lack of condition ♦ lack of confidence ♦ lack of consideration ♦ lack of contrition ♦ lack of coordination ♦ lack of culture ♦ lack of discipline ♦ lack of evidence ♦ lack of experience ♦ lack of flavour ♦ lack of food ♦ lack of foresight ♦ lack of fusion ♦ lack of harmony ♦ lack of homogeneity ♦ lack of interest ♦ lack of judgment ♦ lack of knowledge ♦ lack of means ♦ lack of moderation ♦ lack of natural resources ♦ lack of objectivity ♦ lack of oxygen ♦ lack of personal responsibility ♦ lack of power ♦ lack of preparation ♦ lack of refrigerant ♦ lack of regard ♦ lack of respect ♦ lack of responsibility ♦ lack of restraint ♦ lack of safety ♦ lack of sense or smell ♦ lack of style ♦ lack of success ♦ lack of supply ♦ lack of taste ♦ lack of time ♦ lack of understanding ♦ lack of uniformity ♦ lack of value ♦ lack of water ♦ lack of will ♦ lack parallelism ♦ lack preparation ♦ showing lack of intelligence ♦ through lack of smth. ♦ tired out through lack of sleep. Additional references.

Beginning with "lack": lack-a-daisy, lack-a-day, lack-all, lack-brain, lack-love, lack-lustre, lack-of, lack-of-civilisation, lack-of-closure, lack-of-conviction, lack-of-petrol, lack-of-pulse, lack-of-pulses, lack-of-transfer.

Ending with "lack": psions-lack.

Albanian

pamjaftueshmëri (deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, scantiness, scarcity), mungoj (absent oneself), mungesë (absence, absentness, dearth, deficiency, deficit, destitution, Miss, non-attendance, poverty, scarcity, shortcoming, short-fall, want, Wantage), kam nevojë (want). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فقر (beggar, destitution, impoverish, indigence, need, neediness, pauperism, penury, poorness, poverty, ruin, want), ‏فقدان (absence, bereavement, deprivation, destitution, forfeit, forfeiture, loss, nonexistence, privation), ‏معوز (destitute, down and out, indigent, infelicitous, insolvent, necessitous, needy, pauper, poor, poverty stricken, starveling), ‏نقص (allow, cut, cut down, decrease, deficiency, depress, deprivation, detract, diminish, diminution, disadvantage, drawback, failing, famish, flaw, gap, imperfection, incompetence, insufficiency, knock off, lessen, limit, lower, paucity, rareness, reduce, reduction, retrench, revocation, scantiness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, thin), ‏قلة (dearth, few, jar, morsel, paucity, rareness, scarceness, shortage), ‏عوز (destitution, distress, indigence, misery, necessity, need, paucity, pauperism, poorness, poverty, privation, want), ‏عدم وجود (default, privation), ‏إحتياج (scarcity), ‏إحتاج (crave, demand, need, require, run out, want). (various references)

Bulgarian 

отсъствие (absence, default), нуждая се от (be in want of, call for, need, require, want), нямане (want), нямам (get no, have no, not get, not have, want, want for), нещо което липсва, недостигам (be short of), недостиг (deficit, famine, insufficiency, privation, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, stringency, ullage, want), недоимък (dearth, insufficiency, penury), не ми достига (want), лишен съм от (want), липсвам (fail, want), липсва ми (want), липса (absence, default, defect, deficiency, failure, penury, poverty, privation, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, stringency, ullage, want). (various references)

Chinese 

短 (short), 缺乏 (Dearth, Deficiencies, Deficiency, Lacked, lacking, scant, scarce, scarcity), 缺少 (shortage of, to be short, to lack), 缺 (scarce, to run short of, vacant post), 少 (few, little, young). (various references)

Czech

postrádat (desiderate, miss, spare), nedostatek (absence, defect, deficiency, deficit, demerit, drawback, failing, failure, fault, inadequacy, insufficiency, non-availability, penury, poverty, privation, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, want), nedostávat se, chybìt (be missing, fail). (various references)

Danish

mangel (absence, deficiency, shortage, shortcoming). (various references)

Dutch

ontberen, missen (miss), gebrek (absence, damage, deficiency, poverty, shortage, shortcoming, vice), derven. (various references)

Esperanto

manko (absence, shortage, shortcoming), malhavi. (various references)

Faeroese

vera uttan. (various references)

Farsi 

فقدان (Absence, Loss, Want), فاقدبودن (Want), ناقص بودن , نداشتن (Miss, Want), نبودن (Absence), کم داشتن (Want), کسری (Leakage, Shortage), احتیاج (Necessity, Need, Requirement). (various references)

Finnish

lakh (lakh), puuttuminen (absence), puutteellisuus (defect, defectiveness, deficiency), puute (defect, deficiency, deprivation, failing, shortage, shortcoming, want), olla jotakin vailla, olla jonkin puutteessa (be in need of), kaivata (ache, long, long for, miss, need, require, yearn). (various references)

French

manque (lag). (various references)

Frisian

brekme (absence, deficiency, shortage, shortcoming). (various references)

German

Fehlen (absence, be absent, be away, be lacking, be missed, be missing, deficiency, failure, lapse, Miss, nonexistence, shortage, shortcoming, to be absent, to lack), mangeln (be lacking, be missing, desiderata, iron, mangle, press). (various references)

Greek 

έλλειψη (absence, dearth, default of, defect, deficiency, ellipse, failing, scarcity, shortage, shortage of, shortcoming, want). (various references)

Hebrew 

חוסר (deficiency, insufficiency, shortage). (various references)

Hungarian

hiány (absence, blank, dearth, defect, deficiency, deficit, deprivation, failure, hiatus, missing, missing link, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, upchuck, want, wastage). (various references)

Indonesian

kekurangan (absence, dearth, dearth of, default, deficiency, demerit, famine, short of, shortage). (various references)

Italian

mancanza (absence, default, defect, deficiency, failing, failure, fault, Lacuna, lapse, shortage, shortcoming, want), mancare (absence, be absent, be away, be lacking, be missing, be needed, be wanting, be wrong, deficiency, fail, Miss, need, omit, pass away, pass on, want, weakness), difetto (blemish, bug, damage, dearth, default, defect, deficiency, desideratum, detriment, disadvantages, disservice, failure, fault, flaw, harm, Miss, shortage, shortcoming, vice). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

欠如 (deficiency, privation). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ひんこん (poverty), ふそく (accidental, additional clause, additional rules, by-laws, dearth, deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, supplementary provisions, unexpected, unforeseen), けつじょ (deficiency, lusting, privation), けつ (arse, ass, buttocks, decision, deficiency, excellence, mosquito larva, that, vacancy, vote). (various references)

Korean 

부족 (Deficiencies, Deficiency, scarcity, shortage, tribal, tribe). (various references)

Manx

dolley (black out, blot, blot on character, blot out, blur, deface, defacement, erasure). (various references)

Norwegian

mangle, mangel (absence, defect, deficiency, flaw). (various references)

Papiamen

manko (absence, deficiency, shortage, shortcoming). (various references)

Pig Latin

acklay.(various references)

Polish

brak (absence, deficiency, shortage, shortcoming). (various references)

Portuguese

falta (absence, default, deficiency, fail, failing, fault, forfeit, foul, guilt, lacuna, miss, mistake, need, non-attendance, omission, paucity, penurity, penury, privation, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, slip, want, wantage), carência (absence, deficiency, failure, famine, miss, need, negation, penurity, penury, poorness, scarcity, shortage, stringency, want). (various references)

Romanian

lipsi (be away, be lacking, be missing, come short of, fail, refuse, renounce, want), lipsã (absence, blemish, dearth, default, defect, deficiency, demerit, destitution, drawback, failure, fault, gap, hardship, imperfection, minus, mistake, necessity, neediness, out, paucity, penury, poverty, privation, scantiness, scarceness, shortage, shortcoming, stinginess, stringency, vice, want), vai (alack, alas, fie, heigh-ho, lax, my, oh, oh dear, oh me, ouch, well, woe), trebuinţã (call, necessity, need, requirement), nu avea (lack for, lack in), nevoie (business, call, demand, destitution, difficulty, necessity, need, poverty, straits, trouble, want), neajuns (defect, deficiency, difficulty, drawback, mischief, out, shortcoming, trouble), articol care lipseşte, a-i lipsi. (various references)

Russian 

отсутствие (absence, absences, absentation, absentia), нуждаться (be badly off, demand, need, want), недостаток (blemish, dearth, default, defect, deficiency, demerit, destitution, disadvantage, drawback, failing, failure, fault, flaw, letdown, minus, objection, penury, privation, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, vice, want), недоставать недостаток;отсутствие (lacks), не хватать (come short, fail, fall short, fall short of, run short), испытывать недостаток (run out of). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pomankanje, oskudica (dearth, destitution, necessity, need, penury, privation, scarceness, scarcity, want, wantage), oskudevati, nestašica (dearth, paucity, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, want), nemati, nedostatak (blemish, defect, defiance, deficiency, demerit, failing, failure, fault, imperfection, minus, shortage, want). (various references)

Spanish

falta (absence, bankruptcy, dearth, default, defect, deficiency, deficit, error, fail, failing, fault, foul, infringement, is lacking, lapse, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, mistake, need, out of, paucity, shortage, shortcoming, shortness, slip, want), escasez (dearth, famine, meanness, need, parsimony, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, sparseness, stinginess, tightness, want), carencia (need, poverty, shortage, want). (various references)

Swedish

saknad (absence, deficiency, lamented, missing, regret, shortage, shortcoming, want), brist (absence, dearth, defect, deficiency, deficit, demerit, desideratum, destitution, disadvantage, failing, failure, fault, flaw, imperfection, need, poverty, scarcity, scarity, shortage, shortcoming, short-fall, want, warp), sakna (be destitute of, be lacking in, desiderate, lack for, miss, regret, want), frånvaro (abscense, absence, absentness, non attendance, non-attendance), avsaknad (want). (various references)

Thai

ต้องการ (ask, exact, like, need, require, take), ความขาดแคลน (meagerness), ขาด. (various references)

Turkish

yoksunluk (deficiency, defraudation, deprivation, privation), yoksun olmak (be deprive of smth., be out of smth., go without, want), yokluk (absence, absentness, dearth, exiguity, failure, famine, hardship, neediness, nonappearance, non-appearance, nonexistence, non-existence, nudity, penury, poverty, privation, shortage, Strait, straits, tightness, want), olmamak (be lacking, hold off, not to be, not to happen), noksan (defect, deficiency, gappy, shortcoming, wanting), ihtiyacı olmak (be desperate to get, be in a bind for, be in want of smth., be pinched, be pressed for, do with, need, require, want), eksiklik (dearth, defalcation, defect, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit, desideratum, failing, failure, flimsiness, imperfection, inadequacy, incompetence, insufficiency, Lacuna, lameness, negation, poverty, shortage, shortcoming, shortness, sketchiness, void), eksik olmak (Miss, not to be enough, require, want), açik (above-board, absence, bright, clear, clearly, deficiency, deficit, distinct, free, light, obvious, of course, open, plain, serene, shortage, shortcoming, sincere, unbiased, unchecked, untroubled, vacant). (various references)

Turkmen 

kцst (scarcity, shortage), kemlik (scarcity, shortage). (various references)

Ukrainian

відчувати нестачу (come short), нстача, недостача (absence, dearth, failure, need, non-availability, penury, poverty, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, shortness, want), не вистачати (come short, fall short). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự thiếu (dearth, default, insufficience, insufficiency, scantiness, shortage, want). (various references)

Welsh

pall (fail, failing, lapse, mantle, tent), eisiau (need, want), diffyg (defect, eclipse, want). (various references)

absentia, careat, careo, carere, caritas, carmonii, caruit, desiderabant, desiderabat, desiderabis, desiderabit, desiderabunt, desideramus, desiderans, desiderant, desiderantes, desiderantibus, desiderantis, desiderantium, desiderare, desideras, desiderasti, desiderastis, desiderat, desiderati, desideratus, desideraveram, desideraverat, desideraveris, desideraverunt, desideravi, desideravimus, desideravit, desideres, desideret, desidero, egebunt, egemus, egens, egent, egentem, egentes, egenti, egentis, egentium, egeo, egere, egerem, egeris, egestas, egestate, egestatem, egestatis, eget, eguerunt, indigeas, indigebant, indigebit, indigemus, indigens, indigent, indigenti, indigentiam, indigentis, indigeo, indigeremus, indigeret, indiges, indiget, indigetis, indiguerit, indiguerunt, inopia, inopiae, inopiam, penuria, penuria, penurium. (various references)

faute. (various references)

lak. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "lack": lackadaisical, lackadaisically, lackaday, lacked, lacker, lackered, lackering, lackers, lackey, lackeyed, lackeying, lackeys, lacking, lackluster, lacklusters, lacks. (additional references)

Words ending with "lack": alack, antiblack, black, bootblack, clack, flack, lampblack, nonblack, plack, pollack, shellack, shoeblack, slack, superflack. (additional references)

Words containing "lack": antiblackism, antiblackisms, blackamoor, blackamoors, blackball, blackballed, blackballing, blackballs, blackberries, blackberry, blackbird, blackbirded, blackbirder, blackbirders, blackbirding, blackbirds, blackboard, blackboards, blackbodies, blackbody, blackboy, blackboys, blackcap, blackcaps, blackcock, blackcocks, blacked, blacken, blackened, blackener, blackeners, blackening, blackenings, blackens, blacker, blackest, blackface, blackfaces, blackfin, blackfins, blackfish, blackfishes, blackflies, blackfly, blackguard, blackguarded, blackguarding, blackguardism, blackguardisms, blackguardly, blackguards. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Lack" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ack, alcm, Alecko, Alyakkh, Glack, klack, Lacco, Lach, Lacke, lacky, lacl, Laco, lacp, lact, Lacw, laik, lak, lako, lasc, lasky, lasok, Lauck, Lauko, lca, Lcao, leack, Lecc, lecky, licik, licky, lisk, ljack, lpac, lrac, Ulick, zack. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: calk.

-1 letter: lac.

-2 letters: al, ka, la.

+1 letter: alack, black, calks, caulk, chalk, clack, clank, cloak, flack, lacks, plack, slack.

+2 letters: blacks, cackle, calked, calker, calkin, caulks, chalks, chalky, clacks, clanks, cloaks, flacks, hackle, hackly, jackal, klatch, lacked, lacker, lackey, mackle, packly, placks, rackle, slacks, tackle, talcky.

+3 letters: alkalic, alkylic, armlock, backlit, backlog, bechalk, becloak, blacked, blacken, blacker, blackly, cackled, cackler, cackles, calkers, calking, calkins, calpack, catlike, catwalk, caulked, caulker, chalked, clacked, clacker, clanked, clarkia, cloaked, crackle, crackly, crankle, crankly, daglock, earlock, flacked, grackle, hackled, hackler, hackles, halakic, jackals, jackleg, klatsch, kolache, kolacky, lackers, lackeys, lacking, lavrock, lockage, lockjaw, lockram, mackled, mackles, oarlock, padlock, placket, pollack, rackful, sackful, saclike, shackle, skaldic, slacked, slacken, slacker, slackly, spackle, tackily, tackled, tackler, tackles, talcked, uncloak, wackily, warlock.