deficit, shortage, shortfall
(noun) the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; “new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit”
dearth, famine, shortage
(noun) an acute insufficiency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shortage (countable and uncountable, plural shortages)
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
• glut
• mountain (as in butter mountain)
Source: Wiktionary
Short"age, n.
Definition: Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
