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[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) troškulys2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) troškimas2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) trokšti- thirsty- thirstily
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Thirst for Love — (or 愛の渇き, Ai no Kawaki) is a 1950 novel by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The word kawaki literally means thirst , but has a sense of parched dryness associated with it. The title of the movie version has also been translated as Longing for… … Wikipedia
thirst for/after — have a strong desire for. → thirst … English new terms dictionary
thirst´er — thirst «thurst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a dry, uncomfortable feeling in the mouth or throat caused by having had nothing to drink: »The traveler in the desert suffered from thirst. 2. a desire for something to drink: »He satisfied his thirst at the… … Useful english dictionary
thirst — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of needing or wanting to drink. 2) lack of the liquid needed to sustain life. 3) (thirst for) a strong desire for. ► VERB 1) archaic feel a need to drink. 2) (thirst for/after … English terms dictionary
thirst — [thʉrst] n. [ME < OE thurst, akin to Ger durst < IE base * ters , to dry > L torrere, to parch, torridus, torrid, terra, earth] 1. the uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally… … English World dictionary
Thirst — Thirst, v. t. To have a thirst for. [R.] [1913 Webster] He seeks his keeper s flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thirst — [[t]θɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]] thirsts, thirsting, thirsted 1) N VAR Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. Coca is well known for reducing hunger, thirst and fatigue... Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst... I had… … English dictionary
thirst — thirst1 [ θɜrst ] noun 1. ) singular the feeling that you are thirsty: quench your thirst (=drink until you are no longer thirsty): She drank and drank but couldn t quench her thirst. 2. ) uncount the state of not having enough to drink:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thirst — I UK [θɜː(r)st] / US [θɜrst] noun 1) [singular] the feeling that you are thirsty quench your thirst (= drink until you are no longer thirsty): She drank and drank but couldn t quench her thirst. 2) [uncountable] the state of not having enough to… … English dictionary
thirst — 1. noun a) 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… … Wiktionary
thirst — noun 1 desire to drink ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intense, raging, terrible, unquenchable VERB + THIRST ▪ quench, slake (literary) … Collocations dictionary