Definition of thirst

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Thirst (n.) A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation..

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Drought :: Drought (n.) Thirst; want of drink.
Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst..
Thirst :: Thirst (n.) Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold..
Thirst :: Thirst (n.) To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink..
Thirst :: Thirst (v. t.) To have a thirst for.
Thirstiness :: Thirstiness (n.) The state of being thirsty; thirst.
Inthirst :: Inthirst (v. t.) To make thirsty.
Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Bloodthirsty :: Bloodthirsty (a.) Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous.
Poluria :: Poluria (n.) A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low specific gravity and without the presence of either albumin or sugar. It is generally accompanied with more or less thirst..
Tiger :: Tiger (n.) Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person..
Incorruptible :: Incorruptible (n.) One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance..
Thirsty :: Thirsty (n.) Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
Weasel :: Weasel (n.) Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons..
Bloodiness :: Bloodiness (n.) Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness.
Inextinguishable :: Inextinguishable (a.) Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst, desire, feuds..
Droughty :: Droughty (a.) Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.
Sanguinary :: Sanguinary (a.) Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
Dipsosis :: Dipsosis (n.) Excessive thirst produced by disease.
Feverish :: Feverish (a.) Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish..
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