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   thirst

   /θəːst/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something: "they quenched their thirst with spring water" Similar thirstinessdrynessdehydrationtechnical:polydipsiaarchaic:drought
   • ▪ lack of the liquid needed to sustain life: "tens of thousands died of thirst and starvation"
   • ▪ a strong desire for something: "his thirst for knowledge was mainly academic" Similar cravingstrong desirelongingyearningavidityhungervoracitykeennesseagernesslustappetitepassionloveitchfancyhankeringinformal:yenarchaic:appetencyappetenceOpposite aversiondistaste
   • ▪ strong sexual desire or arousal: "he is oblivious to all the thirst around him"

   verb

   • 1. have a strong desire for something: "an opponent thirsting for revenge"
   • 2. feel a need to drink something: archaic "a few could drink while many thirsted"

   Word Origin Old Englishthurst (noun), thyrstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorst, dorsten and German Durst, dürsten.

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