Definition of Thirst

1. Verb. Feel the need to drink.

Generic synonyms: Ache, Hurt, Smart

2. Noun. A physiological need to drink.
Exact synonyms: Thirstiness
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"
Exact synonyms: Crave, Hunger, Lust, Starve
Generic synonyms: Desire, Want
Derivative terms: Craving, Hunger, Lust, Lust

4. Noun. Strong desire for something (not food or drink). ; "Hunger for affection"
Exact synonyms: Hunger, Hungriness, Thirstiness
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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thirst

thirde
thirded
thirdhand
thirding
thirdings
thirdly
thirdness
thirds
thirdy
thirl
thirlage
thirlages
thirled
thirling
thirls
thirst (current term)
thirst fever
thirst for knowledge
thirsted
thirster
thirsters
thirsteth
thirstier
thirstiest
thirstily
thirstiness
thirstinesses
thirsting
thirstland
thirstless

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