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Thirst and thirsty

thirsty

adjective

feeling that you want or need to drink something

thirst

noun

the feeling that you are thirsty

dry

adjective

feeling thirsty

parched

adjective

very thirsty

gasping

adjective

very thirsty

thirst

noun

the state of not having enough to drink

thirst

verb

an old word meaning ‘to be thirsty’

I could murder something

used to say that you really want to eat or drink something

dying of boredom/hunger/thirst etc

feeling very bored/hungry/thirsty etc

thirstily

adverb

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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