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1. (n.) thirst
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
2. thirst
a need for liquid or moisture.
3. thirst
eager desire; craving:
a thirst for knowledge.
4. (v.i.) thirst
to feel thirst; be thirsty.
5. thirst
to have a strong desire.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME thirsten, OE thyrstan, der. of thurst)
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| Definition of 'Thirst' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) thirst, thirstiness
a physiological need to drink
2. (verb) hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness
strong desire for something (not food or drink)
"a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
3. (verb) thirst
feel the need to drink
4. (verb) crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
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1. (noun) thirst
the condition of needing to drink
his powerful thirst
2. thirst
a strong need to do sth
her thirst for power
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| Definition of 'Thirst' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Thirst
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
2. (noun) Thirst
fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold
3. (noun) Thirst
to feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink
4. (noun) Thirst
to have a vehement desire
5. (verb) Thirst
to have a thirst for
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| Definition of 'Thirst' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Thirst
A drive stemming from a physiological need for WATER.
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Sense: a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture
I have a terrible thirst.
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 Afrikaans: dors |
 Arabic: عَطَش |
 Bulgarian: жажда |
 Brazilian: sede |
 Czech: žízeň |
 German: der Durst |
 Danish: tørst |
 Greek: δίψα |
 Spanish: sed |
 Estonian: janu |
 Farsi: تشنگی |
 Finnish: jano |
 French: soif |
 Hebrew: צָמָא |
 Hindi: प्यास |
 Croatian: žeđ |
 Hungarian: szomjúság |
 Indonesian: rasa haus |
 Icelandic: þorsti |
 Italian: sete |
 Japanese: のどの渇き |
 Korean: 갈증 |
 Lithuanian: troškulys |
 Latvian: slāpes |
 Malay: dahaga |
 Dutch: dorst |
 Norwegian: tørst |
 Polish: pragnienie |
 Portuguese: sede |
 Romanian: sete |
 Russian: жажда |
 Slovak: smäd |
 Slovenian: žeja |
 Serbian: žeđ |
 Swedish: törst |
 Thai: ความกระหายน้ำ |
 Turkish: susuzluk, susama |
 Taiwanese: 渴 |
 Ukrainian: спрага |
 Urdu: پياس |
 Vietnamese: sự khát |
 Chinese: 渴 |
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