I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a thirst for knowledge (= a desire to learn more )
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She arrived at college with a thirst for knowledge.
unquenchable thirst (= desire )
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the seemingly unquenchable thirst for Western art
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
quench
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Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst .
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There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst , and that would buy him some time.
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Fire is for heat and water to quench our thirst .
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I pressed snow against my bruised face, and managed to melt more snow in my mouth to quench my thirst .
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Try to quench your thirst with a light, fresh white and you will drink enough to put you on your back.
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Both nobles and plebeians quench the thirst of their lust here.
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It will not quench your thirst faster or make you even sexier than you were before.
slake
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Before continuing we slaked thirsts with warm water from our own bottles - we couldn't find any streams.
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We chewed salted sunflower seeds, and slaked our thirst .
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It is diverted hundreds of miles along aqueducts to slake the thirst of Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom
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Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger.
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I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over.
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These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism.
quench your thirst
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After exercising, fruit juices are excellent because they quench your thirst.
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Iced tea really quenches your thirst.
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We stopped in a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep.
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Fire is for heat and water to quench our thirst.
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I pressed snow against my bruised face, and managed to melt more snow in my mouth to quench my thirst.
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It will not quench your thirst faster or make you even sexier than you were before.
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Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst.
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There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.
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Try to quench your thirst with a light, fresh white and you will drink enough to put you on your back.
slake your thirst
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We chewed salted sunflower seeds, and slaked our thirst.
work up an appetite/a thirst/a sweat
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After a workout, juices are excellent because they quench your thirst and replace fluids and carbohydrates.
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Seven people died of thirst after their truck broke down on an isolated desert road.
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The bars and cafes cater to tourist who have worked up a thirst sightseeing.
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The soldiers suffered constantly from hunger and thirst .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Emerson took his thirst for new religion to the college circuit.
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Fever is in my veins, and I am perishing from thirst .
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I think I had the average child's thirst for blood and a more than average thirst for romance.
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Maggie had developed a raging thirst and wondered if she could get a drink at the Commemorative Hall.
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None of these requires anything even approaching a thirst .
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Now, all that hurrying has given me a thirst .
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She never knew such a thirst .
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The agonies she endured never satisfied her insatiable thirst to suffer for sinners and for the souls in Purgatory.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Famie would rave and thirst in her bed.
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She thirsted for it, imagining the cool wind of it cascading life into her lungs.
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Tampa Bay plays stout defense... the Bucs thirsted for a victory.
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The public is not thirsting for reassurances about our place in the world.
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There are a lot of investment approaches, but nearly all winning stock pickers thirst for information on investing and on companies.