THIRST


Meaning of THIRST in English

noun

1 desire to drink

ADJECTIVE

▪ great , intense , raging , terrible , unquenchable

VERB + THIRST

▪ quench , slake ( literary )

▪ die of

▪ work up

After walking five miles, they had worked up a great ~.

2 strong desire

ADJECTIVE

▪ great , insatiable , unquenchable

He has an unquenchable ~ for knowledge.

VERB + THIRST

▪ have

▪ satisfy

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

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