An article published in Harvard Menâs Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
THIRSTIER
THIRSTY
thirsty
(adjective) able to take in large quantities of moisture; âthirsty towelsâ
hungry, athirst(p), thirsty
(adjective) (usually followed by âforâ) extremely desirous; âathirst for knowledgeâ; âhungry for recognitionâ; âthirsty for informationâ
thirsty
(adjective) feeling a need or desire to drink; âafter playing hard the children were thirstyâ
thirsty
(adjective) needing moisture; âthirsty fields under a rainless skyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
thirstier
comparative form of thirsty
Source: Wiktionary
THIRSTY
Thirst"y, a. [Compar. Thirstier; superl. Thirstiest.] Etym: [AS. . See Thirst, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. Judges iv. 19.
2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched. A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1. When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; âdid you catch that allusion?â; âWe caught something of his theory in the lectureâ; âdonât catch your meaningâ; âdid you get it?â; âShe didnât get the jokeâ; âI just donât get himâ
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