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thirst

(/T//[@]/rst )

a physiological need to drink(noun.state)

Synonym:
thirstiness

source: wordnet30
strong desire for something (not food or drink)(noun.attribute)

Example:
A thirst for knowledge.

Synonym:
hunger, hungriness, thirstiness

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

feel the need to drink(verb.perception)

source: wordnet30
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
crave, hunger, lust, starve

source: wordnet30
To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.(verb)

source: webster1913
To have a thirst for.(verb)

source: webster1913

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