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Thirst for Love — (or 愛の渇き, Ai no Kawaki) is a 1950 novel by the Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. The word kawaki literally means thirst , but has a sense of parched dryness associated with it. The title of the movie version has also been translated as Longing for… … Wikipedia
Thirst for Romance — Infobox Album | Name = Thirst For Romance Type = Album Artist = Cherry Ghost Released = flagicon|UK July 9, 2007 flagicon|Japan October 31, 2007 Recorded = Ape Studios, Cheshire; Moolah Rouge Studios, Stockport Genre = Britpop, Indie rock Length … Wikipedia
thirst for — Syn: crave, want, covet, desire, hunger for, lust after, hanker after, wish for, long for … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
thirst — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of needing or wanting to drink. 2) lack of the liquid needed to sustain life. 3) (thirst for) a strong desire for. ► VERB 1) archaic feel a need to drink. 2) (thirst for/after … English terms dictionary
lust for/after something — she lusted after adventure Syn: crave, desire, want, long for, yearn for, dream of, hanker for/after, hunger for, thirst for, ache for … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
thirst — thirst1 [θə:st US θə:rst] n [: Old English; Origin: thurst] 1.) [singular] the feeling of wanting or needing a drink →↑thirsty, hunger ↑hunger ▪ Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it) . ▪ We had worked up a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thirst — 1 noun 1 (singular) the feeling of wanting or needing a drink: quench your thirst (=get rid of your thirst by drinking something): a thirst quenching drink | work up a thirst (=do work or exercise that makes you thirsty): I really worked up a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thirst — 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.),… … English new terms dictionary
Thirst — (th[ e]rst), n. [OE. thirst, [thorn]urst, AS. [thorn]urst, [thorn]yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G. durst, Icel. [thorn]orsti, Sw. & Dan. t[ o]rst, Goth. [thorn]a[ u]rstei thirst, [thorn]a[ u]rsus dry, withered, [thorn]a[ u]rsie[thorn] mik I … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thirst — [[t]θɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]] thirsts, thirsting, thirsted 1) N VAR Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. Coca is well known for reducing hunger, thirst and fatigue... Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst... I had… … English dictionary
