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(causing thirst)

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  • Thirst — is the craving for liquids, resulting in the basic instinct of humans or animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. It arises from a lack of fluids and/or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites such… …   Wikipedia

  • thirst out — transitive verb : to conquer, expel, or gain control of by causing to thirst will turn off the water … with their dams and thirst us out Mary Lindsay …   Useful english dictionary

  • thirsty — thirst•y [[t]ˈθɜr sti[/t]] adj. –i•er, –i•est 1) phl having thirst; craving liquid 2) agr. needing moisture; parched: the thirsty soil[/ex] 3) eagerly desirous 4) causing thirst: Digging is thirsty work[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 950; ME thirsti, OE… …   From formal English to slang

  • thirsty — /ˈθɜsti/ (say therstee) adjective (thirstier, thirstiest) 1. having thirst; craving drink. 2. needing moisture, as land; dry or arid. 3. eagerly desirous; eager. 4. Colloquial causing thirst. {thirst + y1} –thirstily, adverb –thirstiness …  

  • thirsty — adj. (thirstier, thirstiest) 1 feeling thirst. 2 (of land, a season, etc.) dry or parched. 3 (often foll. by for or after) eager. 4 colloq. causing thirst (thirsty work). Derivatives: thirstily adv. thirstiness n. Etymology: OE thurstig, thyrstig …   Useful english dictionary

  • dip|sas — «DIHP suhs», noun, plural sa|des « suh deez». a serpent whose bite was believed to produce a deadly thirst: »It thirsted as one bit by a dipsas (Shelley). ╂[< Latin dipsas < Greek dípsas (originally) causing thirst < dípsa thirst] …   Useful english dictionary

  • thirsty — thirstily, adv. thirstiness, n. /therr stee/, adj., thirstier, thirstiest. 1. feeling or having thirst; craving liquid. 2. needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid: the thirsty soil. 3. eagerly desirous; eager: thirsty for news. 4. causing …   Universalium

  • thirsty — adjective a) Needing to drink. After all that work I am really thirsty. b) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink. I am thirsty for knowledge. See Also: thirst …   Wiktionary

  • thirsty — adjective (thirstier, thirstiest) 1》 feeling thirst.     ↘(of land, plants, etc.) in need of water; dry or parched.     ↘(of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water. 2》 informal causing thirst. Derivatives thirstily adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

  • thirstily — thirsty ► ADJECTIVE (thirstier, thirstiest) 1) feeling thirst. 2) (of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water. 3) causing thirst: modelling is thirsty work. 4) (thirsty for) having or showing a strong desire for. D …   English terms dictionary

  • thirstiness — thirsty ► ADJECTIVE (thirstier, thirstiest) 1) feeling thirst. 2) (of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water. 3) causing thirst: modelling is thirsty work. 4) (thirsty for) having or showing a strong desire for. D …   English terms dictionary

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