| slovo | definícia |
thirst
(mass) | thirst
- smädný, smäd, smädiť |
thirst
(encz) | thirst,žízeň |
Thirst
(gcide) | Thirst \Thirst\ (th[~e]rst), n. [OE. thirst, [thorn]urst, AS.
[thorn]urst, [thorn]yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G.
durst, Icel. [thorn]orsti, Sw. & Dan. t["o]rst, Goth.
[thorn]a['u]rstei thirst, [thorn]a['u]rsus dry, withered,
[thorn]a['u]rsie[thorn] mik I thirst, ga[thorn]a['i]rsan to
wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to become dry,
tesai`nein to dry up, Skr. t[.r]sh to thirst. [root]54. Cf.
Torrid.]
1. 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.
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Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out
of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with
thirst? --Ex. xvii. 3.
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With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded.
--Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or
longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst
for gold. "Thirst of worldy good." --Fairfax. "The thirst
I had of knowledge." --Milton.
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Thirst
(gcide) | Thirst \Thirst\, v. t.
To have a thirst for. [R.]
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He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood.
--Prior.
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Thirst
(gcide) | Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thirsting.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See Thirst, n.]
1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy
sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
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The people thirsted there for water. --Ex. xvii. 3.
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2. To have a vehement desire.
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My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps.
xlii. 2.
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thirst
(wn) | thirst
n 1: a physiological need to drink [syn: thirst,
thirstiness]
2: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst
for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger,
hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]
v 1: feel the need to drink
2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: crave,
hunger, thirst, starve, lust] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
thirst
(mass) | thirst
- smädný, smäd, smädiť |
thirsty
(mass) | thirsty
- vyprahlý |
be thirsty
(encz) | be thirsty,mít žízeň |
bloodthirstiness
(encz) | bloodthirstiness,krvežíznivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
bloodthirsty
(encz) | bloodthirsty,krvelačný adj: Michal Ambrožbloodthirsty,krvežíznivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thirst
(encz) | thirst,žízeň |
thirst for knowledge
(encz) | thirst for knowledge, n: |
thirster
(encz) | thirster, n: |
thirstily
(encz) | thirstily,žíznivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
thirstiness
(encz) | thirstiness,žíznivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
thirsty
(encz) | thirsty,žíznivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
work up a thirst
(encz) | work up a thirst, |
Athirst
(gcide) | Athirst \A*thirst"\, a. [OE. ofthurst, AS. ofpyrsted, p. p. of
ofpyrstan; pref. of-, intensive + pyrstan to thirst. See
Thirst.]
1. Wanting drink; thirsty.
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2. Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing. "Athirst
for battle." --Cowper.
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Bloodthirstiness
(gcide) | Bloodthirsty \Blood"thirst`y\, a.
Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a
bloodlust. -- Blood"thirst`i*ness (?), n.
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Bloodthirsty
(gcide) | Bloodthirsty \Blood"thirst`y\, a.
Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a
bloodlust. -- Blood"thirst`i*ness (?), n.
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Inthirst
(gcide) | Inthirst \In*thirst"\, v. t.
To make thirsty. [Obs.]
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Thirsted
(gcide) | Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thirsting.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See Thirst, n.]
1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy
sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
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The people thirsted there for water. --Ex. xvii. 3.
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2. To have a vehement desire.
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My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps.
xlii. 2.
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Thirster
(gcide) | Thirster \Thirst"er\, n.
One who thirsts.
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Thirstier
(gcide) | Thirsty \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl.
Thirstiest.] [AS. ?urstig. See Thirst, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
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Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
am thirsty. --Judges iv.
19.
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2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
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A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
lxiii. 1.
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When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. --Addison.
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Thirstiest
(gcide) | Thirsty \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl.
Thirstiest.] [AS. ?urstig. See Thirst, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
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Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
am thirsty. --Judges iv.
19.
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2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
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A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
lxiii. 1.
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When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. --Addison.
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Thirstily
(gcide) | Thirstily \Thirst"i*ly\, adv.
In a thirsty manner.
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Thirstiness
(gcide) | Thirstiness \Thirst"i*ness\, n.
The state of being thirsty; thirst.
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Thirsting
(gcide) | Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thirsting.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See Thirst, n.]
1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy
sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
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The people thirsted there for water. --Ex. xvii. 3.
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2. To have a vehement desire.
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My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps.
xlii. 2.
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Thirstle
(gcide) | Thirstle \Thirs"tle\, n.
The throstle. [Prov. Eng.]
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Thirsty
(gcide) | Thirsty \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl.
Thirstiest.] [AS. ?urstig. See Thirst, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
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Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
am thirsty. --Judges iv.
19.
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2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
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A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
lxiii. 1.
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When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. --Addison.
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Unthirsty
(gcide) | Unthirsty \Unthirsty\
See thirsty. |
athirst
(wn) | athirst
adj 1: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst
for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for
informaton" [syn: athirst(p), hungry(p),
thirsty(p)] |
bloodthirstiness
(wn) | bloodthirstiness
n 1: a disposition to shed blood [syn: bloodiness,
bloodthirstiness] |
bloodthirsty
(wn) | bloodthirsty
adj 1: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed;
"bloody-minded tyrants"; "bloodthirsty yells"; "went
after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that
drenched the land with blood"-G.W.Johnson [syn:
bloodthirsty, bloody-minded, sanguinary] |
thirst
(wn) | thirst
n 1: a physiological need to drink [syn: thirst,
thirstiness]
2: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst
for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger,
hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]
v 1: feel the need to drink
2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: crave,
hunger, thirst, starve, lust] |
thirst for knowledge
(wn) | thirst for knowledge
n 1: curiosity that motivates investigation and study [syn:
desire to know, lust for learning, {thirst for
knowledge}] |
thirster
(wn) | thirster
n 1: a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for
money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge"
[syn: longer, thirster, yearner] |
thirstily
(wn) | thirstily
adv 1: in a thirsty manner; "we drank thirstily from the bottle
that was passed around"
2: with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly
awaited" [syn: eagerly, thirstily] |
thirstiness
(wn) | thirstiness
n 1: a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a
permanent absence of rainfall) [syn: aridity, aridness,
thirstiness]
2: a physiological need to drink [syn: thirst, thirstiness]
3: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst
for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger,
hungriness, thirst, thirstiness] |
thirsty
(wn) | thirsty
adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the
children were thirsty" [ant: hungry]
3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for
knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for
informaton" [syn: athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p)]
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty
towels" |
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