starve vs want

starve is not a noun while want is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
starve	No	No	Yes	No
want	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, want is a hypernym of starve; that is, want is a word with a broader meaning than starve:

Other hypernyms of starve include desire.

starve (noun)	want (noun)
	a specific feeling of desire
	anything that is necessary but lacking
	a state of extreme poverty
	the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

starve (verb)	want (verb)
be hungry; go without food	wish or demand the presence of
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for	have need of
die of food deprivation	hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
deprive of food	feel or have a desire for; want strongly
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering	be without, lack; be deficient in