thirst

thirst is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 8 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.
3. noun. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
4. noun. To have a vehement desire.
5. transitive verb. To have a thirst for.
6. noun. strong desire for something (not food or drink)

   "a thirst for knowledge"

   "hunger for affection"

   Synonyms: hunger, hungriness, thirstiness

7. noun. a physiological need to drink

   Synonyms: thirstiness

8. verb. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms: crave, hunger, lust, starve

9. verb. feel the need to drink

Synonyms

hunger, hungriness, thirstiness, crave, lust, starve

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in thirst:

thrist

Common word forms

thirsts, thirsted, thirster, thirstful, thirsting, thirstless

Words from these letters

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