NOUN | state | thirst, thirstiness | a physiological need to drink |
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attribute | thirst, hunger, hungriness, thirstiness | strong desire for something (not food or drink) | |
VERB | perception | thirst | feel the need to drink |
consumption | thirst, crave, hunger, starve, lust | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for |
Sounds | ther'st | |
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Rhymes | bratwurst ... worst: 16 rhymes with erst... |
Meaning | A physiological need to drink. | |
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Synonym | thirstiness | |
Narrower | dehydration | depletion of bodily fluids |
polydipsia | excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction) | |
Broader | drive | A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire |
Spanish | sed | |
Catalan | set | |
Adjectives | thirsty | feeling a need or desire to drink |
Verbs | thirst | feel the need to drink |
Meaning | Strong desire for something (not food or drink). | |
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Example | "a thirst for knowledge" | |
Synonyms | hunger, hungriness, thirstiness | |
Broader | desire | An inclination to want things |
Spanish | ansia, hambre, sed | |
Catalan | fam, gana, set | |
Adjectives | thirsty | (usually followed by 'for') extremely desirous |
Verbs | thirst | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for |
Meaning | Feel the need to drink. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Broader | ache, smart, hurt | Be the source of pain |
Spanish | tener sed | |
Nouns | thirst | a physiological need to drink |
Meaning | Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | crave, hunger, starve, lust | |
Broader | desire, want | Feel or have a desire for |
Spanish | ambicionar, anhelar, ansiar, desear | |
Catalan | ambicionar, anhelar, ansiar, cobejar, delejar, sospirar per | |
Nouns | thirst | strong desire for something (not food or drink) |
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