Thirst

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat related to a need or desire to drink.
  • n. The desire to drink.
  • n. An insistent desire; a craving: a thirst for knowledge.
  • verb-intransitive. To feel a need to drink.
  • verb-intransitive. To have a strong craving; yearn.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
  • n. A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; — usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.
  • v. To desire.
  • v. To be thirsty.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
  • n. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after.
  • v. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
  • v. To have a vehement desire.
  • v. To have a thirst for.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A waterless region.
  • n. A feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat; the uncomfortable sensations arising from the want of fluid nutriment; the uneasiness or suffering occasioned by want of drink; vehement desire for drink.
  • n. Figuratively, an ardent desire for anything; a craving.
  • To experience uncomfortable sensations for want of drink; have desire to drink; be dry.
  • To have a vehement desire; crave.
  • To have a thirst for, literally or figuratively; desire ardently; crave: now usually followed by an infinitive as the object.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a physiological need to drink
  • n. strong desire for something (not food or drink)
  • v. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  • v. feel the need to drink
    • Verb Form
    thirsted    thirsting    thirsts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    desire    want    hurt    ache    smart   
    Cross Reference
    greedy    hunger   
    Form
    thirsted    thirsting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    long    longing    craving   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hearst    Hurst    Merced    burst    coerced   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hunger    lust    crave    desire    appetite   
     
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