Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
A specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" 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" a state of extreme poverty be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter" hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you" wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!" have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner" feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
Create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else" write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk" mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon" communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"