Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Something compulsory, indispensable, or requisite; a necessity.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Re-wet the towel if need-be, and use it to quickly mop up the floor, taking care to get the dust bunnies out from behind the bathroom door.
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They have pre-positioned enough food to help feed 1 million returnees over six months, if need-be.
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You want to leave your readers with a sense of wanting to know what happens next and wanting to see more but with the ability of it to stand as a satisfying ending if need-be.
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And the codebase of Radio 8 is largely GPL now (we could probably GPL the rest of it, need-be).
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Hypnotize your husband, hypnotize your friends, hypnotize strangers on the street, heck, if need-be hypnotize your dog and your cat and your uncle's nephew's niece's pet hamster . . . don't just learn ABOUT hypnosis, actually get out there and DO it.
Training . . . . . . how to know if a trainer is appropriate for you
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So they have the capability of videoing it, looking at it, and if need-be, removing the item or detonating it with nobody getting close to it.
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These form the groundwork of this _need-be_, -- the
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That we're here to fight like devils, and if need-be die;
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And yet, it is not reckless in the strict sense of that word; for there is a stern need-be in the case.
Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories
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The very tone of his master's voice, as he patted the neck and shook the rein and gently touched him with the spur, must have convinced the intelligent creature that it was a matter of life or death -- that there was a stern need-be for such haste.
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