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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thirst/θɜːst/

▶noun

1 a feeling of needing or wanting to drink.
■ lack of the liquid needed to sustain life.

2 (thirst for) a strong desire for.

▶verb

1 (thirst for/after) have a strong desire for.

2 archaic feel a need to drink.

– origin OE thurst (n.), thyrstan (v.), of Gmc origin.

'thirst' also found in these Oxford entries:

diabetes - dipsomania - drought - hypothalamus - polydipsia - quench - slake - thirsty

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