Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Something compulsory, indispensable, or requisite; a necessity.
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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.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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They have pre-positioned enough food to help feed 1 million returnees over six months, if need-be.
South Sudan Aid Agencies Continue Food Aid as Need Declines 2011
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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.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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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.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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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.
Stephanie O'Dea: Company Clean In 30 Minutes (Or Less!) Stephanie O'Dea 2011
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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.
To Be Continued! Or Maybe Not. Editorial Anonymous 2010
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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.
Life of Brian: 2005
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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 2005
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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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