HyperDic: thirst

English > 4 senses of the word *thirst*:
NOUN	state	thirst, thirstiness	a physiological need to drink
NOUN	attribute	thirst, hunger, hungriness, thirstiness	strong desire for something (not food or drink)
VERB	perception	thirst	feel the need to drink
VERB	consumption	thirst, crave, hunger, starve, lust	have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

thirst > pronunciation
Sounds	ther'st
Rhymes	bratwurst ... worst: 16 rhymes with erst...

English > *thirst*: 4 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	A physiological need to drink.
Synonym	thirstiness
Narrower	dehydration	depletion of bodily fluids
Narrower	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

English > *thirst*: 4 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	Strong desire for something (not food or drink).
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

English > *thirst*: 4 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	Feel the need to drink.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	ache, smart, hurt	Be the source of pain
Spanish	tener sed
Nouns	thirst	a physiological need to drink

English > *thirst*: 4 senses > verb 2, consumption
Meaning	Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
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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