Thirsty

  • 11thirsty — adjective 1 needing to drink or feeling that you want a drink: Can I have a glass of water, I m really thirsty. | thirsty work (=work that makes you want a drink): All this digging is thirsty work. 2 thirsty for knowledge/power literary having a… …

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  • 12thirsty — thirstily, adv. thirstiness, n. /therr stee/, adj., thirstier, thirstiest. 1. feeling or having thirst; craving liquid. 2. needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid: the thirsty soil. 3. eagerly desirous; eager: thirsty for news. 4. causing …

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  • 13thirsty — adjective (thirstier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. a. feeling thirst b. deficient in moisture ; parched < thirsty land > c. highly absorbent < thirsty towels > 2. having a strong desire …

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  • 14thirsty — adjective 1) the boys were hot and thirsty Syn: longing for a drink, dry, dehydrated; informal parched, gasping 2) the thirsty soil Syn: dry, arid, dried up/out, bone dry, parched, baked, desiccated …

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  • 15thirsty — adjective a) Needing to drink. After all that work I am really thirsty. b) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink. I am thirsty for knowledge. See Also: thirst …

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  • 16thirsty — thirst•y [[t]ˈθɜr sti[/t]] adj. –i•er, –i•est 1) phl having thirst; craving liquid 2) agr. needing moisture; parched: the thirsty soil[/ex] 3) eagerly desirous 4) causing thirst: Digging is thirsty work[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 950; ME thirsti, OE&#8230; …

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  • 17thirsty — adj Exhibiting extreme desperation. He was so thirsty, he spent 6 hours on the internet looking for information. 1990s …

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  • 18thirsty*/ — [ˈθɜːsti] adj feeling that you want or need to drink something I m really thirsty – could I have a glass of water?[/ex] thirstily adv …

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  • 19thirsty — adj. (thirstier, thirstiest) 1 feeling thirst. 2 (of land, a season, etc.) dry or parched. 3 (often foll. by for or after) eager. 4 colloq. causing thirst (thirsty work). Derivatives: thirstily adv. thirstiness n. Etymology: OE thurstig, thyrstig …

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  • 20Thirsty Moon — ist eine deutsche Krautrockband der 1970er Jahre. Sie wird dem Bereich Jazz Rock Fusion zugerechnet. Thirsty Moon (1976) Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bandgeschichte …

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