thirst
noun
[ θəːst ]
• a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something.
• "they quenched their thirst with spring water"
thirst
verb
• have a strong desire for something.
• "an opponent thirsting for revenge"
Similar:
crave,
want,
covet,
desire,
hunger for/after,
lust for/after,
hanker for/after,
have one's heart set on,
wish,
long,
have a longing,
yearn,
be hungry,
be itching,
pant,
be desperate,
be consumed with desire,
have a yen,
be dying,
be athirst,
Opposite:
be averse to,
• feel a need to drink something.
• "a few could drink while many thirsted"
Origin:
Old English thurst (noun), thyrstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorst, dorsten and German Durst, dürsten .
