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| die1 |
If you say you are dying for something, you mean that you want it or need it very, very much. If you are dying for a glass of water, you are very thirsty. [1/4 definitions] |
| drink |
A drink is some amount of water or other liquid that you take into your body through your mouth. A drink might be a small amount that is just enough to help you swallow a pill, or it might be enough to stop you from being thirsty. [1/4 definitions] |
| dry |
thirsty. [1/8 definitions] |
| fill |
When you fill something, you put something into it until it is full or near full. If you are thirsty, you might fill a glass with water to drink. [1/6 definitions] |
| parch |
to make thirsty or dry. [1/2 definitions] |
| thirst |
to feel thirsty. [1/4 definitions] |
| thirsty |
When you are thirsty, you need to drink something. [3 definitions] |
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