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- DictionaryThirst/THərst/
noun
- 1. a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something: "they quenched their thirst with spring water"
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) feel a need to drink something. archaic
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.
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.
Thirst definition: a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.. See examples of THIRST used in a sentence.
thirst. noun [ U ] us / θɜrst /. Add to word list. Add to word list. the need or desire to drink something, esp. water: He took a long drink of water to quench his thirst. A thirst is also a strong desire for something: She slaked her thirst for knowledge by reading everything she could.
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.
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.
Definition of thirst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definitions of 'thirst'. 1. Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. [...] 2. Thirst is the condition of not having enough to drink. [...] 3. A thirstfor something is a very strong desire for that thing.
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.
