need vs status

need and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
need	Yes	No	Yes	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of need; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than need:

Other hypernyms of need include condition.

need (noun)	status (noun)
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
anything that is necessary but lacking	a state at a particular time
a condition requiring relief
a state of extreme poverty or destitution

need (verb)	status (verb)
have need of
have or feel a need for
require as useful, just, or proper