Definitions for thirst

thirst thirst

Spelling: [thurst]
IPA: /θɜrst/

Thirst is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 66 anagrams from letters in thirst (hirstt).

Definitions for thirst

noun

  1. a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
  2. the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees:
  3. strong or eager desire; craving:

verb (used without object)

  1. to feel thirst; be thirsty.
  2. to have a strong desire.

Origin of thirst

before 900; Middle English thirsten (v.), Old English thyrstan, derivative of thurst (noun); cognate with Dutch dorst, German Durst, Old Norse thorsti, Gothic thaurstei; noun has -i- from the

Examples for thirst

Mr. Clawbonny, it is a desert, but we shant die of thirst in it at any rate.

Our allies are the millions who hunger and thirst after righteousness.

This spatial displacement reveals your thirst for freedom, your desire for openness and to break with the protest novel.

On the present occasion, his native powers were stimulated by the thirst of revenge.

In these terms did Mr Verloc declare his thirst for revenge.

Never again will the insatiable thirst of the fire-fiend be so pampered.

Petty, shade, and thirst are my favorite human “virtues” and the trifecta of any good series of “stories.”

The hunger usually subsides quickly, but thirst sometimes causes serious pain.

In North Carolina, they let a 54-year-old untreated schizophrenic die of thirst after 35 days in solitary confinement.

In response, voters thought voting for Madison was inconsistent with their thirst for free booze.

Word Value for thirst
Scrable

9

Words with friends

8

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