Alternative form of must needs.

Short for needs must when the devil drives.

(education) Of an educational institution: accepting pupils based on academic ability etc., rather than their ability to afford the fees.

the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well-being, usually in terms of consumption goods

With respect to financial or other assistance, derived from need rather than earned by merit.

(law, US) A legal document issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority over an area which affirms that a proposed acquisition, expansion, or creation of a facility falling under that authority is required to fulfill the needs of a community.

plural of Certificate of Need

(paganism) A ritual fire created by friction.

(programming) An evaluation strategy in which the arguments to a function are evaluated the first time they are used in that function.

(idiomatic) To need something immediately or urgently; to need something that is already late.