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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Thirster :: Thirster (n.) One who thirsts.
Thirstiness :: Thirstiness (n.) The state of being thirsty; thirst.
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
Blood :: Blood (n.) A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition.
Famish :: Famish (v. i.) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish..
Adipsy :: Adipsy (n.) Absence of thirst.
Athirst :: Athirst (a.) Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing.
Thirsty :: Thirsty (n.) Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire..
Bloodthirsty :: Bloodthirsty (a.) Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous.
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst..
Thirstily :: Thirstily (adv.) In a thirsty manner.
Polydipsia :: Polydipsia (n.) Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.
Thirst :: 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..
Bloody-minded :: Bloody-minded (a.) Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty..
Thirst :: Thirst (v. t.) To have a thirst for.
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..
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..
Insatiate :: Insatiate (a.) Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst..
Dipsosis :: Dipsosis (n.) Excessive thirst produced by disease.
Dipsetic :: Dipsetic (a.) Tending to produce thirst.
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