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thirst

UK/θɪɹst/ US/θɜːst/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

strong desire for something (not food or drink)

  • “a thirst for knowledge”
  • “hunger for affection”
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verb

1.

feel the need to drink

2.

Origin

From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Phrases

  • gold thirst
  • thirst snake
  • thirst trap

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