n. strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"

n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

n. a physiological need to drink

n. [the need or wish to drink]

n. a strong sexual desire

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"

n. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)