See Also: Thirst(medicine)
thirst(2)(dictionary)
thirst(1)(dictionary)
thirst 2, verb(dictionary)
thirst 1, noun(dictionary)
true thirst(medicine)
thirst fever(medicine)
subliminal thirst(medicine)
morbid thirst(medicine)
insensible thirst(medicine)

thirst(1) (iou)



thirst noun.
[Old English Turst = Old Saxon Turst (Dutch dorst), Old & mod. High German durst, from West Germanic (cf. Old Norse Torsti, Gothic Taurstei) from Indo-European base repr. also by Latin torrere dry, parch.]
The physical need to drink liquid; the uncomfortable or painful sensation caused by or the physical condition resulting from this. OE.
A. Carter My lips were already cracking with thirst. Westminster Gazette Orange wine is most refreshing and thirst-quenching.
fig. A vehement desire for, after, to do something. ME.
C. V. Wedgwood The popular thirst for news stimulated by the Civil War.
Comb.: thirst-country, thirst-land a waterless tract of land, esp. in South Africa.
thirstful adjective (rare) thirsty M19.
thirstless adjective having no thirst, not thirsty L16.