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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Thirstiness :: Thirstiness (n.) The state of being thirsty; thirst.
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
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..
Thirst :: Thirst (v. t.) To have a thirst for.
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..
Bloodsucker :: Bloodsucker (n.) One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer..
Bloodiness :: Bloodiness (n.) Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness.
Dipsetic :: Dipsetic (a.) Tending to produce thirst.
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..
Sanguinary :: Sanguinary (a.) Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
Adipsous :: Adipsous (a.) Quenching thirst, as certain fruits..
Athirst :: Athirst (a.) Wanting drink; thirsty.
Drought :: Drought (n.) Thirst; want of drink.
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..
Thirster :: Thirster (n.) One who thirsts.
Drink :: Drink (v. i.) To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring..
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..
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..
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