thirsty
part of speech
adjective (thirsty, thirstier, thirstiest)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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 →
- 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 the corpora
- Unto him that is thirsty bring ye water!
- And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
- Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
- He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into a thirsty ground;
- If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;
Trees and pragmatics
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