thirsted — θɜrst /θɜËst n. craving for water, thirstiness, dehydration; desire, yearning v. be thirsty, crave water; yearn, long for, desire … English contemporary dictionary
thirst for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thirst for : present tense I/you/we/they thirst for he/she/it thirsts for present participle thirsting for past tense thirsted for past participle thirsted for literary thirst for something to want something… … English dictionary
thirst for — ˈthirst for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they thirst for he/she/it thirsts for present participle thirsting for past tense thirsted for … Useful english dictionary
Thirst — Thirst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirsted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thirsting}.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See {Thirst}, n.] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. [1913 Webster] The people… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thirsting — Thirst Thirst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirsted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thirsting}.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See {Thirst}, n.] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thirst — I UK [θɜː(r)st] / US [θɜrst] noun 1) [singular] the feeling that you are thirsty quench your thirst (= drink until you are no longer thirsty): She drank and drank but couldn t quench her thirst. 2) [uncountable] the state of not having enough to… … English dictionary
long — I. adjective (longer; longest) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin to Old High German lang long, Latin longus Date: before 12th century 1. a. extending for a considerable distance b. having greater length than usual < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lugh — (pronEng|ˈluː; modern Irish Lú, earlier Lug) is an Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past. He is known by the epithets Lámhfhada ( long hand ), for his skill with a spear or sling, Ildanach (… … Wikipedia
Johann Jakob Reiske — (December 25, 1716 ndash; August 14, 1774) was a German scholar and physician. He was a pioneer in the fields of Arabic and Byzantine philology as well as Islamic numismatics.BiographyReiske was born at Zörbig, in Electoral Saxony.From the… … Wikipedia
Nikolai Kibalchich — Nikolai Ivanovich Kibalchich Born 1853 Korop, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire (today Ukraine) Died April 3, 1881(1881 04 03) Saint Petersburg … Wikipedia
