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   Thirst

   /THərst/

   

   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. (of a person or animal) feel a need to drink something. archaic
   • ▪ have a strong desire for something: archaic "an opponent thirsting for revenge"

   Word Origin Old Englishthurst (noun), thyrstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorst, dorsten and German Durst, dürsten.

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   • long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something. long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain.

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   Synonyms for THIRSTY: dry, sear, droughty, desert, waterless, arid, sere, desertic; Antonyms of THIRSTY: wet, moist, damp, humid, saturated, dripping, watered, soaked.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to thirst. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of thirst. The baseball players worked up a tremendous thirst. Synonyms. need of liquid. dryness in the mouth. thirstiness. A good student has a thirst for knowledge. Synonyms. desire. keenness. craving. hankering.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to thirst. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of thirst. The baseball players worked up a tremendous thirst. Synonyms. need of liquid. dryness in the mouth. thirstiness. A good student has a thirst for knowledge. Synonyms. desire. keenness. craving. hankering.