Definition of thirst

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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..

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Adipsy :: Adipsy (n.) Absence of thirst.
Insitency :: Insitency (n.) Freedom from thirst.
Dipsosis :: Dipsosis (n.) Excessive thirst produced by disease.
Polydipsia :: Polydipsia (n.) Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.
Fever :: Fever (n.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever..
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..
Athirst :: Athirst (a.) Wanting drink; thirsty.
Thirster :: Thirster (n.) One who thirsts.
Dipsetic :: Dipsetic (a.) Tending to produce thirst.
Bloodsucker :: Bloodsucker (n.) One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer..
Thirstle :: Thirstle (n.) The throstle.
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..
Insatiate :: Insatiate (a.) Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst..
Water-white :: Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst..
After :: After (prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness..
Thirsted :: Thirsted (imp. & p. p.) of Thirs.
Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc..
Thirsty :: Thirsty (n.) Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
Thirstiness :: Thirstiness (n.) The state of being thirsty; thirst.
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
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