thirst
/θɜːst/ nounDefinition
› [U, no plural] the feeling that you want to drink something: Many of the refugees collapsed from thirst and hunger. I had a long, cold drink to quench my thirst (= stop me feeling thirsty).
a thirst for sth › a strong wish for something: a thirst for adventure
(Definition of thirst noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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