Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: thirst – tho
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thirst, n. [OE þurst.]
- Dehydration; dryness; need of water; lack of liquids to drink.
- Need; longing; intense desire.
thirst (-ed), v. [OE.]
Experience lack of water; [fig.] die physically; perish spiritually; experience poverty of spirit (see Revelation 7:16).
thirsting, verbal n. [see thirst, v.]
Longing; intense need; [fig.] desire for righteousness (see Matthew 5:6).
thirsty, adj. [OE.]
Needing water; lacking hydration; wanting some liquid to drink; [fig.] spiritually needy; longing for truth; seeking enlightenment; desirous of living water (see John 4:10).
thirsty, n. [see thirsty, adj.]
Invalid; fever victim; person in need of refreshment.
this, adv. [OE.]
Phrase. “like this”: in this way; in this manner.
this, demonstrative adj. [see this, demonstrative pron.; specifies the one immediately relevant.]
The known; the indicated.
this, demonstrative pron. [OE.]
The one indicated.
thither, adv. [OE.]
There; to that place.
tho (tho'), conj. [OE; see though, conj. and although, conj.]