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Noun: thirst  thurst
  1. A physiological need to drink
    - thirstiness
     
  2. Strong desire for something (not food or drink)
    "a thirst for knowledge";
    - hunger, hungriness, thirstiness
Verb: thirst  thurst
  1. Feel the need to drink
     
  2. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
    - crave, hunger, starve, lust

Derived forms: thirsted, thirsting, thirsts

Type of: ache, desire, drive, hurt, smart, want

Encyclopedia: Thirst