thirst
nounEtymology
From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Germanic cognates include Old High German thurst, Middle High German durst, German Durst, Old Saxon thurst, Old Dutch thursti, Middle Dutch dorst, dorste, Dutch dorst, Old Norse þorsti (Swedish törst, Icelandic þorsti, Danish tørst, Norwegian tørst). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Albanian djersë (“sweat”), Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “desire; thirst”), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛ́ṣyati), Latin terra, Latin torridus.
Definitions
A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by…
A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
- We developed a great thirst during our hike.
- He had quite a thirst on and so headed to his favourite Dublin pub.
The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
- If you go out in the desert for long without water, the thirst can drive you mad.
A want and eager desire (for something)
A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
- She had a real thirst for news and that greatly helped her career.
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Sexual lust.
- He had a thirst for her and she had the same for him.
To be thirsty.
- The people thirsted there for water.
To desire vehemently.
- I thirst for knowledge and education will sate me.
- to be thirsted for one's blood
- My soul thirsteth for […] the living God.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at thirst. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at thirst. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at thirst
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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