thirsty

Everyday

1. Thirsty means needing or wanting to drink. tree →
2. Thirsty can describe dry land or plants that need water. tree →
3. Thirsty for something means wanting it very much, like thirsty for knowledge. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons, your body needs water, and feeling thirsty is a sign you need a drink; drink water often, especially when it is hot or you exercise, because in hot places like Australia you can get dehydrated quickly. Water is the best drink; sugary drinks are bad for teeth. Salty food makes you thirsty. In science, plants and soil can be thirsty during drought. Phrases: «feel thirsty», «thirsty work», «thirsty for».

Examples

• I'm thirsty; can I have some water? tree →
• Running in the sun made us thirsty. tree →
• Salty crisps make me thirsty. tree →
• The thirsty dog drank the whole bowl. tree →
• Digging the garden is thirsty work. tree →
• The plants look thirsty; please water them. tree →
• Take a water bottle so you don't get thirsty on the hike. tree →
• She was thirsty for adventure. tree →
• “Thakane,” he said, “I am thirsty. tree →

Note

Comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest. Noun: thirst. «Thirsty» (want to drink) vs «hungry» (want to eat). By the time you feel very thirsty, your body may already be low on water.

In Jewish tradition

Here it describes dry ground in the desert, a land with no water. It also describes a person who needs a drink, and the psalms use "thirsty ground" for land that God makes dry. In the primary lessons: In health lessons, your body needs water, and feeling thirsty is a sign you need a drink; drink water often, especially when it is hot or you exercise, because in hot places like Australia you can get dehydrated quickly. Water is the best drink; sugary drinks are bad for teeth. Salty food makes you thirsty. In science, plants and soil can be thirsty during drought. Phrases: «feel thirsty», «thirsty work», «thirsty for».

Examples

• who led thee through the great and dreadful wilderness, wherein were serpents, fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; (Torah DEU.8.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. (Writings PSA.107.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Unto him that is thirsty bring ye water! (Prophets ISA.21.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground; (Writings PSA.107.33, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest. Noun: thirst. «Thirsty» (want to drink) vs «hungry» (want to eat). By the time you feel very thirsty, your body may already be low on water.