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Definitions for Thirst

[1] a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
[2] the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees: They almost died of thirst.
[3] strong or eager desire; craving: a thirst for knowledge.
[4] to feel thirst; be thirsty.
[5] to have a strong desire.
[6] a craving to drink, accompanied by a feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat
[7] an eager longing, craving, or yearning a thirst for knowledge
[8] (intr) to feel a thirst to thirst for a drink ; to thirst after righteousness

Words related to Thirst

desire, longing, eagerness, hankering, hunger, lust, yearning, passion, appetite, yen, keenness, drought, dryness, aridity

Words nearby Thirst

thirdhand, thirdstream, thirl, thirlage, thirlmere, thirst, thirst trap, thirsty, thirteen, thirteen colonies, thirteen-lined ground squirrel

Origin of Thirst

before 900; Middle English thirsten (v.), Old English thyrstan, derivative of thurst (noun); cognate with Dutch dorst, German Durst, Old Norse thorsti, Gothic thaurstei; noun has -i- from the v. or from thirsty; see toast1

Other words from Thirst

thirst·er , noun
un·thirst·ing , adjective

Word origin for Thirst

Old English thyrstan, from thurst thirst; related to Old Norse thyrsta to thirst, Old High German dursten to thirst, Latin torrēre to parch

Synonyms for Thirst

appetite, desire, eagerness, hankering, hunger, longing, lust, passion, yearning, aridity, drought, dryness, keenness, thirstiness, yen