What does thirsty mean?
Definitions for thirsty
ˈθɜr stithirsty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word thirsty.
Princeton's WordNet
thirstyadjective
needing moisture
"thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
thirstyadjective
feeling a need or desire to drink
"after playing hard the children were thirsty"
athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p)adjective
(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
"athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"
thirstyadjective
able to take in large quantities of moisture
"thirsty towels"
Wiktionary
thirstyadjective
Needing to drink.
After all that work I am really thirsty.
thirstyadjective
Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
thirstyadjective
Craving something.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Thirstyadjective
Etymology: ðurstig , Saxon.
Thy brother’s blood the thirsty earth hath drank,
Broach’d with the steely point of Clifford’s lance. William Shakespeare.Give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. Judg. iv.
Unworthy was thy fate,
To fall beneath a base assassin’s stab,
Whom all the thirsty instruments of death
Had in the field of battle sought in vain. Nicholas Rowe.
Wikipedia
thirsty
Thirst is the craving for potable fluids, resulting in the basic instinct of animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. It arises from a lack of fluids or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites, such as sodium. If the water volume of the body falls below a certain threshold or the osmolite concentration becomes too high, structures in the brain detect changes in blood constituents and signal thirst.Continuous dehydration can cause acute and chronic diseases, but is most often associated with renal and neurological disorders. Excessive thirst, called polydipsia, along with excessive urination, known as polyuria, may be an indication of diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus. There are receptors and other systems in the body that detect a decreased volume or an increased osmolite concentration. Some sources distinguish "extracellular thirst" from "intracellular thirst", where extracellular thirst is thirst generated by decreased volume and intracellular thirst is thirst generated by increased osmolite concentration.
ChatGPT
thirsty
Thirsty is the state of feeling or desire to drink something, typically due to the lack of sufficient fluid or water in the body. It is the body's natural response or signal to dehydration or dryness in the mouth and throat.
Webster Dictionary
Thirstynoun
feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire
Thirstynoun
deficient in moisture; dry; parched
Wikidata
Thirsty
Thirsty is a horror novel written by M. T. Anderson. It is set in modern Clayton, Massachusetts, in a parallel universe where vampires and other such creatures exist. The main character, Christopher, just wants a normal life; to date his crush Rebecca Schwartz, stay up late, and other teenager things. Unfortunately, Chris has much more to worry about than puberty — he also has to deal with his vampirism.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thirsty in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thirsty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of thirsty in a Sentence
We're headed into a perfect storm in which over the next 20 years we will see the demand for water growing significantly, driven by thirsty agriculture, thirsty energy and thirsty cities, if we are to achieve these goals of food and energy security, sustainable urbanisation, and ensure service delivery of water and sanitation to citizens, we now need to figure out how water is going to be allocated across sectors.
If you're thirsty, your body will tell you to drink more.
Love is something like the clouds that were in the sky, Before the sun came out. You cannot touch the clouds, you know but you feel the rain and know How glad the flowers and the thirsty earth are to have it after a hot day. You cannot touch love either, But you feel the sweetness that it pours into everything.
Yeah, she looks fabulous, but what are you doing Liz? a bit of snow and you get your kit off. And who took the pictures? Your 19-year-old son, you said, took the pictures? Isn’t that creepy? What is all this! It’s what we call in the business ‘thirsty and creepy.’.
Put a cough drop in the corner of your mouth, it keeps you salivating so you don't go thirsty.
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- ظامئ, عطشانArabic
- assedegatCatalan, Valencian
- žíznivýCzech
- sychedigWelsh
- tørstigDanish
- durstigGerman
- διψασμένοςGreek
- soifiEsperanto
- sedientoSpanish
- تشنهPersian
- janoinenFinnish
- assoifféFrench
- tartIrish
- צמאHebrew
- प्यासाHindi
- szomjasHungarian
- ծարավArmenian
- hausIndonesian
- durstozaIdo
- þyrsturIcelandic
- assetatoItalian
- 喉が乾いたJapanese
- მოწყურებული, მწყურვალიGeorgian
- 갈증난, 목마른Korean
- sitiens, siccusLatin
- duuschteregLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຫິວນ້ຳLao
- ištroškęsLithuanian
- izslāpisLatvian
- ангасанMongolian
- dorstigDutch
- tørstNorwegian
- spragnionyPolish
- sequioso, sede, com, sedentoPortuguese
- setosRomanian
- жаждущий, томимый жаждой, хотеть питьRussian
- жедан, žedanSerbo-Croatian
- smädnýSlovak
- eturAlbanian
- törst, törstande, törstigSwedish
- กระหายThai
- uhawTagalog
- susuzTurkish
- پیاساUrdu
- khátVietnamese
- דאָרשטיקYiddish
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