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Thirst

A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.

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Ache 76% connected

A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Desire 76% connected

To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.

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Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hurt 76% connected

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

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Smart 76% connected

To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger smarts; these wounds smart.

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Want 76% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

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Dehydration 76% connected

The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed.

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Polydipsia 76% connected

Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.

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Lust 74% connected

Pleasure.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lust 74% connected

Pleasure.

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Thirsty 74% connected

Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Thirsty 74% connected

Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.

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Crave 92% connected

To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hunger 92% connected

An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lust 92% connected

Pleasure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Starve 92% connected

To die; to perish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Thirstiness 92% connected

The state of being thirsty; thirst.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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