thirst

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Old English þurst

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)st

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thirst (plural thirsts)

1. 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.
2. (figurative) 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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• (figurative): craving, longing

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• hunger

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to thirst (third-person singular simple present thirsts, present participle thirsting, simple past and past participle thirsted)

1. To desire.

   I thirst for knowledge and education will sate me.

2. To be thirsty.

   Drink up if you thirst.

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• thirst in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• thirst in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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• Anagrams of hirstt
• T-shirt