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thirst
(thûrst)n.
1.
a. A sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat related to a need or desire to drink.
b. The desire to drink.
2. An insistent desire; a craving: a thirst for knowledge.
intr.v. thirst·ed, thirst·ing, thirsts
1. To feel a need to drink.
2. To have a strong craving; yearn.
thirst′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
thirst
(θɜːst)n
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.
[Old English thyrstan, from thurst thirst; related to Old Norse thyrsta to thirst, Old High German dursten to thirst, Latin torrēre to parch]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
thirst
(θɜrst)n.
1. a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
2. a need for liquid or moisture.
3. eager desire; craving: a thirst for knowledge.
v.i. 4. to feel thirst; be thirsty.
5. to have a strong desire.
[before 900; Middle English thirsten, Old English thyrstan, derivative of thurst]
thirst′er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
thirst
Past participle: thirsted
Gerund: thirsting
| Imperative |
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| thirst |
| thirst |
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| Noun | 1. |  thirst - a physiological need to drink drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire dehydration - depletion of bodily fluids polydipsia - excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction) |
| 2. | thirst - strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" desire - an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires" | |
| Verb | 1. | thirst - feel the need to drink |
| 2. | thirst - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for |
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thirst
noun
1. dryness, thirstiness, drought, craving to drink Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst.
thirst for something crave, want, desire, long for, covet, wish for, yearn for, lust after, hanker for, have your heart set on, hunger for or after We all thirst for the same things.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
thirst
nounverb
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Translations
رَغْبَة شَديدَهظَمَأعَطَشيَرْغَبُ في، يَتَعَطَّشُ
žízeňžíznit
tørsttørste
soifo
jano
žeđ
szomjszomjazikszomjúság
áköf löngun, òorstiòorstiòyrsta í, òrá
のどの渇き
갈증
sitiresitis
troškulys
alkasalktslāpes
sete
prahnúť
žeja
törst
ความกระหายน้ำ
cơn khát
thirst
[θɜːst]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thirst
n → Durst m; thirst for knowledge → Wissensdurst m; thirst for adventure → Abenteuerlust f; he’s got a real thirst on him (inf) → er hat einen noblen Durst (am Leibe) (inf); to die of thirst → verdursten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thirst
[θɜːst]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thirst
(θəːst) noun1. a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture. I have a terrible thirst.
2. a strong and eager desire for something. thirst for knowledge.
verb to have a great desire for. He's thirsting for revenge.
ˈthirsty adjective1. suffering from thirst. I'm so thirsty – I must have a drink.
2. causing a thirst. Digging the garden is thirsty work.
ˈthirstily adverbˈthirstiness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
thirst
→ ظَمَأ žízeň tørst Durst δίψα sed jano soif žeđ sete のどの渇き 갈증 dorst tørste pragnienie sede жажда törst ความกระหายน้ำ susuzluk cơn khát 渴Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
thirst
n. sed.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
thirst
n sed fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.