Thirst
noun
A feeling of needing or wanting to drink something.
After running in the hot sun, he felt a strong thirst.
Often appears as...
- quench one's thirst
- die of thirst
noun
A strong desire for something.
She has a thirst for knowledge.
Often appears as...
- thirst for knowledge
- thirst for adventure
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Approving
verb
To feel a need to drink something.
They were thirsting after their long hike.
Often appears as...
- thirst for water
- thirst after exercise
verb
To have a strong desire for something.
He thirsts for success.
Often appears as...
- thirst for success
- thirst for knowledge
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A feeling of needing or wanting to drink something.
After running in the hot sun, he felt a strong thirst.
Often appears as...
- quench one's thirst
- die of thirst
noun
A strong desire for something.
She has a thirst for knowledge.
Often appears as...
- thirst for knowledge
- thirst for adventure
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To feel a need to drink something.
They were thirsting after their long hike.
Often appears as...
- thirst for water
- thirst after exercise
verb
To have a strong desire for something.
He thirsts for success.
Often appears as...
- thirst for success
- thirst for knowledge
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Need
Describes an urgent, physical sensation requiring immediate satisfaction.
After the desert trek, his thirst couldn't be ignored.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Often used metaphorically to describe a strong desire for non-physical things.
He spoke of his thirst for victory.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Need
Describes an urgent, physical sensation requiring immediate satisfaction.
After the desert trek, his thirst couldn't be ignored.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Often used metaphorically to describe a strong desire for non-physical things.
He spoke of his thirst for victory.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Need
Describes an urgent, physical sensation requiring immediate satisfaction.
After the desert trek, his thirst couldn't be ignored.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative Use
Often used metaphorically to describe a strong desire for non-physical things.
He spoke of his thirst for victory.
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Why we get mad -- and...
So often when we talk about anger, we talk about how to keep from getting angry. We tell people to calm down or relax. We even tell people to let it go. And all of that assumes that anger is bad and that it's wrong to feel it. But instead, I like to think of anger as a motivator. The same way your thirst motivates you to get a drink of water,
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How does alcohol cause...
Dehydration can lead to thirst, dry mouth, weakness, lightheadedness, and headache, one of the most common hangover symptoms. In addition to dehydration, hangover headaches can result from alcohol’s influence on chemical signaling in the brain, especially on neurotransmitters involved in pain signaling.
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The brain in love PIPE...
Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out." I've also come to believe that romantic love is an a perfectly wonderful addiction when it's going well, and a perfectly horrible addiction when it's going poorly. And indeed, it has all of the characteristics of addiction.
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The myth of Pandora’s...
Pandora brimmed with excitement at life on earth. She was also easily distracted and could be impatient, given her thirst for knowledge and desire to question her surroundings. Often, her mind wandered to the contents of the sealed box.
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The surprising reason...
and causes a rise in body temperature. It also makes you sleepy, and you lose your appetite and thirst. But what's the point of all of these unpleasant symptoms? Well, we're not yet sure, but some theorize that they aid in recovery.
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Elephants Struggle to...
the youngster's constant thirst confines the hungry group to the narrow riverbed in the hills above where more food grows the 50 degree heat is too much for the calves left fang and the others protect
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The myth of the Sampo—...
its fires only produced other artifacts— beautiful in appearance but ill-mannered in nature. An elegant crossbow that thirsted for blood and a gleaming plow that ruined cultivated fields among others.
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Ferocious Shrews Fight...
developed caring for the young is a crucial part of the mammals winning design something few reptiles do a mother shrew will even quench her baby's thirst with her own saliva if necessary
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In Cambodia, a City of...
skillfully harnessed river and rainwater to quench the thirst of some 750 thousand residents in the world's largest pre-industrial city it's still a
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Bats Dodge Crocodile...
chests is refreshing but more importantly it collects water in the hairs to lick off back at the roost and quench their thirst
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Why we get mad -- and...
So often when we talk about anger, we talk about how to keep from getting angry. We tell people to calm down or relax. We even tell people to let it go. And all of that assumes that anger is bad and that it's wrong to feel it. But instead, I like to think of anger as a motivator. The same way your thirst motivates you to get a drink of water,
Video examples
How does alcohol cause...
Dehydration can lead to thirst, dry mouth, weakness, lightheadedness, and headache, one of the most common hangover symptoms. In addition to dehydration, hangover headaches can result from alcohol’s influence on chemical signaling in the brain, especially on neurotransmitters involved in pain signaling.
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out." I've also come to believe that romantic love is an a perfectly wonderful addiction when it's going well, and a perfectly horrible addiction when it's going poorly. And indeed, it has all of the characteristics of addiction.
Video examples
The myth of Pandora’s...
Pandora brimmed with excitement at life on earth. She was also easily distracted and could be impatient, given her thirst for knowledge and desire to question her surroundings. Often, her mind wandered to the contents of the sealed box.
Video examples
The surprising reason...
and causes a rise in body temperature. It also makes you sleepy, and you lose your appetite and thirst. But what's the point of all of these unpleasant symptoms? Well, we're not yet sure, but some theorize that they aid in recovery.
Video examples
Elephants Struggle to...
the youngster's constant thirst confines the hungry group to the narrow riverbed in the hills above where more food grows the 50 degree heat is too much for the calves left fang and the others protect
Video examples
The myth of the Sampo—...
its fires only produced other artifacts— beautiful in appearance but ill-mannered in nature. An elegant crossbow that thirsted for blood and a gleaming plow that ruined cultivated fields among others.
Video examples
Ferocious Shrews Fight...
developed caring for the young is a crucial part of the mammals winning design something few reptiles do a mother shrew will even quench her baby's thirst with her own saliva if necessary
Video examples
In Cambodia, a City of...
skillfully harnessed river and rainwater to quench the thirst of some 750 thousand residents in the world's largest pre-industrial city it's still a
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Bats Dodge Crocodile...
chests is refreshing but more importantly it collects water in the hairs to lick off back at the roost and quench their thirst
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
My father once said, 'If you're in the desert and you're dying of thirst, are you going to drink a glass of blood or are you going to drink a glass of water?' I think what he was trying to say, interesting coming from my blood father, is sometimes there are people in your family that can be toxic.
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Antonio Damasio
Portuguese Scientist
Imagine, for example, birds. When they look out at the world, they have a sense that they are alive. If they are in pain, they can do something about it. If they have hunger or thirst, they can satisfy that. It's this basic feeling that there is life ticking away inside of you.
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Edward Zwick
American Director
I watched aspirationally. I looked at movies that maybe I didn't entirely understand but which developed in me some thirst for their subjects or for their context, and that became part of how I came to understand the world.
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Amy Jo Martin
American Author
Some people say they have a thirst for life. They're excited about every day and they're prepared to look the bad and the good straight in the face and greet it all with a smile. I like to think I'm one of those people.
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Shakira
Musician
I thank God that I'm a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I'm grateful that I know where I come from.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
Doubt in my tradition is something that is very helpful. Because of doubt, you can thirst more and you will get a higher kind of proof.
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Salli Richardson
American Actress
When a loved one passes, there are mixed emotions, and a thirst to live one's own life more deeply can certainly be among them.
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Colin Mochrie
Scottish Actor
The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge.
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Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.
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Emmitt Smith
American Athlete
Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
My father once said, 'If you're in the desert and you're dying of thirst, are you going to drink a glass of blood or are you going to drink a glass of water?' I think what he was trying to say, interesting coming from my blood father, is sometimes there are people in your family that can be toxic.
Quote examples
Antonio Damasio
Portuguese Scientist
Imagine, for example, birds. When they look out at the world, they have a sense that they are alive. If they are in pain, they can do something about it. If they have hunger or thirst, they can satisfy that. It's this basic feeling that there is life ticking away inside of you.
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Edward Zwick
American Director
I watched aspirationally. I looked at movies that maybe I didn't entirely understand but which developed in me some thirst for their subjects or for their context, and that became part of how I came to understand the world.
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Amy Jo Martin
American Author
Some people say they have a thirst for life. They're excited about every day and they're prepared to look the bad and the good straight in the face and greet it all with a smile. I like to think I'm one of those people.
Quote examples
Shakira
Musician
I thank God that I'm a product of my parents. That they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for knowledge and their love. I'm grateful that I know where I come from.
Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
Doubt in my tradition is something that is very helpful. Because of doubt, you can thirst more and you will get a higher kind of proof.
Quote examples
Salli Richardson
American Actress
When a loved one passes, there are mixed emotions, and a thirst to live one's own life more deeply can certainly be among them.
Quote examples
Colin Mochrie
Scottish Actor
The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge.
Quote examples
Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.
Quote examples
Emmitt Smith
American Athlete
Always, through my whole life, I've had a thirst for knowledge.
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