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Definition of Thirst
1. Verb. Feel the need to drink.
2. Noun. A physiological need to drink.
Generic synonyms: Drive
Specialized synonyms: Dehydration, Polydipsia
Derivative terms: Thirsty, Thirsty
3. Verb. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for. "They thirst more bread"
Generic synonyms: Desire, Want
Derivative terms: Craving, Hunger, Lust, Lust
4. Noun. Strong desire for something (not food or drink). ; "Hunger for affection"
Generic synonyms: Desire
Derivative terms: Hunger, Hungry, Thirsty, Thirsty
Definition of Thirst
1. n. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
2. v. t. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
3. v. t. To have a thirst for.
Definition of Thirst
1. Noun. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation. ¹
2. Noun. (qualifier figurative) A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; — usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold. ¹
3. Verb. To desire. ¹
4. Verb. To be thirsty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thirst
1. to feel a desire or need to drink [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Thirst
1. To have a thirst for. "He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood." (Prior) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)