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Pronunciation : Thirst
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. thirst, ?urst, AS. ?urst, ?yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G. durst, Icel. ?orsti, Sw. & Dan. t?rst, Goth. ?a?rstei thirst, ?a?rsus dry, withered, ?a?rsie? mik I thirst, ga?a?rsan to wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to become dry,
Definition : 1. 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. Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with thirst Ex. xvii. 3. With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded. Chaucer.

2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold. "Thirst of worldy good." Fairfax. "The thirst I had of knowledge." Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thirst
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. . See Thirst, n.]
Definition : 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. The people thirsted there for water. Ex. xvii. 3.

2. To have a vehement desire. My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. Ps. xlii. 2.

t. [imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirsting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thirst
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To have a thirst for. [R.] He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913