1. thirst - Noun
2. thirst - Verb
A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.
To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
To have a vehement desire.
To have a thirst for.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to activist Courtney Morgan: “The memorandum we handed over yesterday outlined our demands to Parliament to end hunger, thirst, pollution and climate harm. Source: Internet
After introducing the moral law, Lewis argues that thirst reflects the fact that people naturally need water, and there is no other substance which satisfies that need. Source: Internet
As of 2005 VB also comes in 500 ml tinnies ("Lunch Greens"), which are commonly drunk by trade workers on lunch, being just enough to quench their thirst. Source: Internet
At one point he closed his eyes to demonstrate how, one by one, his fellow passengers succumbed to thirst and heat. Source: Internet
Fortunately, Carol found a workaround, using the cloned corpses of her Avengers teammates to appease Vox's thirst for the death of the Avengers. Source: Internet
But its chief — who said the cash would come out of his own pocket — warned that he was not calling on amateurs to hunt down the reptile, but rather addressing people with a background in wildlife rescue and a thirst for conservation. Source: Internet