What does thirst mean?
Definitions for thirst
θɜrstthirst
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Princeton's WordNet
thirst, thirstiness(noun)
a physiological need to drink
hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness(verb)
strong desire for something (not food or drink)
"a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"
thirst(verb)
feel the need to drink
crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust(verb)
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Webster Dictionary
Thirst(noun)
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
Thirst(noun)
fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold
Thirst(noun)
to feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink
Thirst(noun)
to have a vehement desire
Thirst(verb)
to have a thirst for
Freebase
Thirst
Thirst is the craving for fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. It arises from a lack of fluids or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites, such as salt. If the water volume of the body falls below a certain threshold or the osmolite concentration becomes too high, the brain signals thirst. Continuous dehydration can cause many problems, but is most often associated with renal problems and neurological problems such as seizures. Excessive thirst, known as polydipsia, along with excessive urination, known as polyuria, may be an indication of diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus. There are receptors and other systems in the body that detect a decreased volume or an increased osmolite concentration. They signal to the central nervous system, where central processing succeeds. Some sources, therefore, distinguish "extracellular thirst" from "intracellular thirst", where extracellular thirst is thirst generated by decreased volume and intracellular thirst is thirst generated by increased osmolite concentration. Nevertheless, the craving itself is something generated from central processing in the brain, no matter how it is detected.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Thirst
thėrst, n. the uneasiness caused by want of drink: vehement desire for drink: eager desire for anything.—v.i. to feel thirst: to desire vehemently.—n. Thirst′er.—adv. Thirst′ily.—n. Thirst′iness.—adj. Thirst′y, suffering from thirst: dry: parched: vehemently desiring. [A.S. thurst, thyrst; Ger. durst; cf. Gr. tersesthai, L. torrēre, to dry.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Thirst
A drive stemming from a physiological need for WATER.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
THIRST
A sensation immediately following a short session at the free lunch stand.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thirst in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thirst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of thirst in a Sentence
Desire is like a fire…In the end it makes us burst. And though we achieve what we want, it will never Quench our thirst.
We didn't think about hunger at first, it was the thirst. We had to drink our own urine after the storm. It wasn't until a month later that we finally got some rain water.
Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.
The drive to love is eternal, this brain system lies way below the cortex, next to another area that orchestrates thirst and hunger, systems that keep you alive, and love is one of them.
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- dorsAfrikaans
- عطشArabic
- susuzluqAzerbaijani
- смага, прагаBelarusian
- жаждаBulgarian
- তৃষ্ণাBengali
- ambició, setCatalan, Valencian
- žízeňCzech
- tørst, tørsteDanish
- Durst, dürstenGerman
- διψάω, δίψαGreek
- soifoEsperanto
- desear, hambre, ambición, ansias, sed, ansiar, ambicionarSpanish
- januEstonian
- egarriaBasque
- تشنگیPersian
- jano, himoFinnish
- tysta, tostiFaroese
- soif, désirer, avoir soifFrench
- toarstWestern Frisian
- tartIrish
- pathadhScottish Gaelic
- sedeGalician
- તરસGujarati
- paaysManx
- צמא, צימאוןHebrew
- प्यासHindi
- swaf dloHaitian Creole
- szomjúság, szomjHungarian
- ծարավArmenian
- seteInterlingua
- hausIndonesian
- durstoIdo
- þorstiIcelandic
- sete, avidità, avere seteItalian
- 喉の渇き, 口渇, 渇Japanese
- წყურვილიGeorgian
- шөлдеу, шөл, сусау, аңсауKazakh
- ការស្រេកKhmer
- ಬಾಯಾರಿಕೆ, ಡಿಸೈರ್Kannada
- 목마름, 갈증, 渴症Korean
- تینوKurdish
- суусооKyrgyz
- sitīre, sitisLatin
- DuuschtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- troškulys, trokšti, troškimasLithuanian
- slāpesLatvian
- жедMacedonian
- ദാഹംMalayalam
- तहानMarathi
- kehausan, kedahagaanMalay
- အငတ်Burmese
- dorstDutch
- tørsteNorwegian
- setOccitan
- pragnienie, być spragnionymPolish
- [[ter]] [[sede]], sede, [[estar]] [[com]] [[sede]]Portuguese
- ch'akichikuy, ch'akiyQuechua
- said, setRomansh
- sete, a dori fierbinteRomanian
- жажда, жаждать, смагаRussian
- तृष्णाSanskrit
- side, sidiSardinian
- жеђ, жеда, žeda, žeđSerbo-Croatian
- smädSlovak
- žejaSlovene
- et, etjeAlbanian
- törsta, törstSwedish
- தாகம்Tamil
- దాహంTelugu
- ташнагӣTajik
- ความกระหายThai
- teşnelikTurkmen
- susuzluk, açlıkTurkish
- спрага, жага, смагаUkrainian
- پیاسUrdu
- chanqoqlikUzbek
- khát nướcVietnamese
- דאָרשטYiddish
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