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noun. uk / θɜːst / us / θɝːst / thirst noun (NEED FOR DRINK) Add to word list. B2 [ S or U ] a need for something to drink: Hundreds of refugees collapsed from hunger and thirst. I woke up with a pounding headache and a raging (= extreme) thirst. UK I've got a terrible thirst after all that running. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of THIRST is a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire for liquids; also : the bodily condition (as of dehydration) that induces this sensation. How to use thirst in a sentence.
noun. a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid. the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees: They almost died of thirst. strong or eager desire; craving: a thirst for knowledge. verb (used without object) to feel thirst; be thirsty. to have a strong desire. thirst. / θɜːst / noun.
noun. us / θɝːst / uk / θɜːst / thirst noun (NEED FOR DRINK) Add to word list. B2 [ S or U ] a need for something to drink: Hundreds of refugees collapsed from hunger and thirst. I woke up with a pounding headache and a raging (= extreme) thirst. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hungry & thirsty. anorectic. anorexigenic. anti-hunger.
Thirst is the sensation of needing or wanting to drink something. Use the same word whether you're talking about your thirst for lemonade on a hot day or the dire thirst of someone lost in a desert without water.
Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. Coca is well-known for reducing hunger, thirst and fatigue. Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst.
n. 1. a craving to drink, accompanied by a feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat. 2. an eager longing, craving, or yearning: a thirst for knowledge. vb. ( intr) to feel a thirst: to thirst for a drink; to thirst after righteousness.
Definition of thirst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the feeling that you want to drink something: Many of the refugees collapsed from thirst and hunger. I had a long, cold drink to quench my thirst (= stop me feeling thirsty). a thirst for sth. a strong wish for something: a thirst for adventure.
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