thirst for knowledge

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• thirst for knowledge — noun curiosity that motivates investigation and study • Syn: ↑desire to know, ↑lust for learning • Hypernyms: ↑curiosity, ↑wonder …   Useful english dictionary

• thirst for knowledge — desire to learn, desire to know …   English contemporary dictionary

• thirst — I n. 1) to experience thirst; more usu. is: to be thirsty 2) to quench, slake one s thirst 3) unquenchable; unquenched thirst 4) a thirst for (a thirst for knowledge) II v. (d; intr.) to thirst for (to thirst for knowledge) * * * [θɜːst] more usu …   Combinatory dictionary

• thirst — thirst1 [θə:st US θə:rst] n [: Old English; Origin: thurst] 1.) [singular] the feeling of wanting or needing a drink →↑thirsty, hunger ↑hunger ▪ Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it) . ▪ We had worked up a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thirst — 1 noun 1 (singular) the feeling of wanting or needing a drink: quench your thirst (=get rid of your thirst by drinking something): a thirst quenching drink | work up a thirst (=do work or exercise that makes you thirsty): I really worked up a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• knowledge — knowl|edge W1S2 [ˈnɔlıdʒ US ˈna: ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: knowledge to acknowledge (13 18 centuries), from know] 1.) the information, skills, and understanding that you have gained through learning or experience ▪ You need specialist… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thirst — noun 1 desire to drink ADJECTIVE ▪ great, intense, raging, terrible, unquenchable VERB + THIRST ▪ quench, slake (literary) …   Collocations dictionary

• thirst — [[t]θɜrst[/t]] n. 1) phl a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid 2) phl a need for liquid or moisture 3) eager desire; craving: a thirst for knowledge[/ex] 4) to feel thirst; be thirsty 5) to have a strong desire • …   From formal English to slang