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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.
Thirst definition: a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.. See examples of THIRST used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of thirst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
thirst meaning, definition, what is thirst: the feeling of wanting or needing a drin...: Learn more.
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.
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.
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. I had such a thirst.
