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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.
May 8, 2018 · Thirst is a conscious sensation that results in a desire to drink. Although all normal humans experience thirst, science can offer no precise definition of this phenomenon because it involves numerous physiological responses to a change in internal fluid status, complex patterns of central nervous system function, and psychological motivation.
[uncountable] the state of not having enough water to drink. Thousands are dying of thirst. Many of the refugees were suffering badly from thirst. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [singular] thirst (for something) a strong desire for something synonym craving. a thirst for knowledge. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
