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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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   Is Thurst a word?

   • The spelling thurst is not infrequent in the seventeenth century, though Samuel Johnson's dictionary (1755) only acknowledges thirst.

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   What does a thirsty person mean?

   • a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid. They almost died of thirst. a thirst for knowledge. to feel thirst; be thirsty. to have a strong desire. Agreeing to those terms appears nearly impossible for Schumer, given the growing thirst in his base for a filibuster-free Senate.

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   What is thirst noun?

   • Definition of thirst noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable, singular] the feeling of needing or wanting a drink He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water. She woke up with a raging thirst and a headache. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What is a thirst period?

   • It's a period of imposing discipline on ones desire, most basic desires and wants, which is hunger and thirst. Some of it is corporate thirst, apps that simply don't know when to stop demanding your attention. His thirst for exploration only grew, merging his passion for both diving and film in his movies.

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   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.

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    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.