thirst

/θə:st/
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thirst

A child has a thirst for learning about the stars.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A physical need or sensation prompting the desire to drink liquid: The feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a need for water or other fluids.
    • A strong desire or craving for something non-physical: An intense longing for an abstract concept, experience, or state of being.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To feel a need to drink: To experience the physical sensation of thirst.
    • To have a strong desire or craving for something: To yearn or long for something intensely.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Physical):

    • After the long hike, his thirst was overwhelming.
    • Water is essential to quench one's thirst.

  • Noun (Figurative):

    • She has an unquenchable thirst for adventure.
    • His thirst for power was his ultimate downfall.

  • Verb (Physical):

    • The explorers began to thirst after days in the desert.

  • Verb (Figurative):

    • The artist thirsted for recognition.
    • Young minds thirst for knowledge.
Advanced Usage

  • "To slake one's thirst": To satisfy one's thirst, often used both literally and figuratively.

    • He slaked his thirst with a cold drink.
    • She read to slake her thirst for stories.

  • "A thirst for vengeance/justice": An intense, often consuming, desire for retribution or fairness.

    • The character was driven by a thirst for vengeance.
Variants and Related Words

  • Thirsty (adjective):

    • Feeling or showing a need to drink.
      • I am very thirsty.
    • Having a strong desire for something.
      • He was thirsty for success.

  • Thirstily (adverb): In a manner showing thirst.

    • The dog drank thirstily from its bowl.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Physical): Dehydration, dryness.
  • Noun (Figurative): Craving, longing, yearning, hunger, appetite, desire.
  • Verb (Figurative): Crave, yearn, long, hunger, pine.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
  • "Thirst after/for something": To desire something strongly. This is the standard construction for the verb when used figuratively.
    • He thirsted for a chance to prove himself.
    • They thirst after truth in a world of misinformation.
Related Idioms

  • "Bloodthirsty": Eager to see violence or shed blood; vicious.

    • The novel featured a bloodthirsty villain.

  • "Thirst trap" (Modern, informal slang): A photograph or post on social media intended to attract attention or admiration, often by highlighting physical attractiveness.

    • She posted a thirst trap on her Instagram story.
thirst

A child has a thirst for learning about the stars.

Noun
  1. strong desire for something (not food or drink)
    • a thirst for knowledge
    • hunger for affection
  2. a physiological need to drink
Verb
  1. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  2. feel the need to drink

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