thirst

noun/θɜrst/

Frequency rank: #6,545 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a strong desire or need to drink; a feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by lack of water.

Illustration for the English word “thirst”

Example sentence

After running in the heat, she felt overwhelming thirst and drank three glasses of water.

Synonyms & related words

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