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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Drink :: Drink (n.) Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions..
Insatiate :: Insatiate (a.) Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst..
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
Bloodiness :: Bloodiness (n.) Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness.
Sanguinary :: Sanguinary (a.) Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.
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..
Polydipsia :: Polydipsia (n.) Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.
Insitency :: Insitency (n.) Freedom from thirst.
Thirsted :: Thirsted (imp. & p. p.) of Thirs.
Athirst :: Athirst (a.) Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing.
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..
Athirst :: Athirst (a.) Wanting drink; thirsty.
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..
Thirstle :: Thirstle (n.) The throstle.
Adipsy :: Adipsy (n.) Absence of thirst.
Bloody-minded :: Bloody-minded (a.) Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty..
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..
Adipsous :: Adipsous (a.) Quenching thirst, as certain fruits..
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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