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Synonyms
thirst (thûrst)

[Middle English, from Old English thurst.]

noun 

    1. A sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat related to a need or desire to drink.
    2. The desire to drink.
  2. An insistent desire; a craving: a thirst for knowledge.

intransitive verb: thirst·ed, thirst·ing, thirsts. 

  1. To feel a need to drink.
  2. To have a strong craving; yearn.

derivatives

thirst́er
noun