Results for "thirst
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thirst
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "thirst", "results": [{"typeOf": ["want", "desire"], "synonyms": ["crave", "hunger", "lust", "starve"], "definition": "have a craving, appetite, or great desire for", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["desire"], "examples": ["a thirst for knowledge"], "synonyms": ["hunger", "hungriness", "thirstiness"], "definition": "strong desire for something (not food or drink)", "derivation": ["thirsty"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["drive"], "hasTypes": ["polydipsia", "dehydration"], "synonyms": ["thirstiness"], "definition": "a physiological need to drink", "derivation": ["thirsty"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["ache", "hurt", "smart"], "definition": "feel the need to drink", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}], "frequency": 3.74, "syllables": {"list": ["thirst"], "count": 1}, "pronunciation": {"all": "θɜrst"}}
thirstily
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "thirstily", "results": [{"synonyms": ["eagerly"], "definition": "with eagerness; in an eager manner", "pertainsTo": ["thirsty"], "partOfSpeech": "adverb"}, {"examples": ["we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed around"], "definition": "in a thirsty manner", "pertainsTo": ["thirsty"], "partOfSpeech": null}]}
thirsty
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "thirsty", "results": [{"examples": ["thirsty for information"], "synonyms": ["athirst", "hungry"], "similarTo": ["desirous", "wishful"], "definition": "(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous", "derivation": ["thirst", "thirstiness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["thirsty towels"], "similarTo": ["absorbent", "absorptive"], "definition": "able to take in large quantities of moisture", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["thirsty fields under a rainless sky"], "similarTo": ["dry"], "definition": "needing moisture", "derivation": ["thirstiness"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["hungry"], "examples": ["after playing hard the children were thirsty"], "definition": "feeling a need or desire to drink", "derivation": ["thirst", "thirstiness"], "partOfSpeech": null}], "frequency": 4.18, "syllables": {"list": ["thirst", "y"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'θɜrsti"}}