Word Meaning

thirst definition and meaning

n. 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.
n. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.
n. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
n. To have a vehement desire.
v. t. To have a thirst for.

Crossword clues for thirst

- A feeling of needing to drink something
- A feeling of the need to drink
- Be parched
- Crave ... for
- Crave a drink
- Craving
- Craving ... for knowledge or just a drink
- Craving for water
- Desire to drink
- Eager desire
- Hanker
- Hankering for a T-shirt design
- Hankering for new T-shirt
- Need a drink, and a T-shirt to change into
- Need for drink
- Need to drink
- Yearn (for)