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- Dictionarythirst/θəːst/
noun
- 1. a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something: "they quenched their thirst with spring water" Similar
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"
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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.
thirst. noun. us / θɝːst / uk / θɜːst / thirst noun (NEED FOR DRINK) Add to word list 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.
noun. 1. the uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat. 2. Informal. a craving for a specific liquid, esp. for alcoholic liquor. 3. any strong desire; craving. a thirst for fame.
Definition of thirst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Nov 10, 2024 · 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.
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.
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.
noun. 1. the uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat. 2. Informal. a craving for a specific liquid, esp. for alcoholic liquor. 3. any strong desire; craving. a thirst for fame.
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.
