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- [thurst]
- /θɜrst/
- /θɜːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thurst]
- /θɜrst/
Definitions of thirst word
- noun thirst a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid. 1
- noun thirst the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees: They almost died of thirst. 1
- noun thirst strong or eager desire; craving: a thirst for knowledge. 1
- verb without object thirst to feel thirst; be thirsty. 1
- verb without object thirst to have a strong desire. 1
- noun thirst desire for water 1
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Origin of thirst
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English thirsten (v.), Old English thyrstan, derivative of thurst (noun); cognate with Dutch dorst, German Durst, Old Norse thorsti, Gothic thaurstei; noun has -i- from the v. or from thirsty; see toast1
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Parts of speech for Thirst
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thirst popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thirst usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thirst
noun thirst
- ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- aphrodisia — the desire for sexual intimacy
- appetence — a natural craving or desire
- appetency — a strong desire; craving; appetite
- appetite — Your appetite is your desire to eat.
verb thirst
- boozing — any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
- cotton to — If you cotton to someone or something, you start to like them.
- desiderate — to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss
- die for — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
Top questions with thirst
- what is a thirst trap?
- blessed are those who hunger and thirst?
- blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
- how to quench your thirst?
- where is the thirst center located?
- what part of the brain controls thirst and hunger?
- how to quench thirst?
- what does thirst mean?
- what causes excessive thirst?
- what cause thirst?
- blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
- what causes thirst?
- what is thirst?
- those who hunger and thirst for righteousness?
- what causes extreme thirst?
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