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• blood´thirst´i|ly — blood|thirst|y «BLUHD THURS tee», adjective. eager for bloodshed; cruel and murderous: »a bloodthirsty pirate. The Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man (Book of Common Prayer). –blood´thirst´i|ly, adverb. –blood´thirst´i|ness,… …   Useful english dictionary

• blood|thirst|y — «BLUHD THURS tee», adjective. eager for bloodshed; cruel and murderous: »a bloodthirsty pirate. The Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man (Book of Common Prayer). –blood´thirst´i|ly, adverb. –blood´thirst´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• blood|thirst — «BLUHD THURST», noun. eagerness for bloodshed …   Useful english dictionary

• Blood Thirst — Infobox Film name = Blood Thirst image size = caption = director = Newt Arnold producer = Newt Arnold writer = N.I.P. Dennis narrator = starring = Yvonne Nielson Robert Winston Judy Dennis music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released …   Wikipedia

• blood´thirst´i|ness — blood|thirst|y «BLUHD THURS tee», adjective. eager for bloodshed; cruel and murderous: »a bloodthirsty pirate. The Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man (Book of Common Prayer). –blood´thirst´i|ly, adverb. –blood´thirst´i|ness,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Thirst — is the craving for liquids, resulting in the basic instinct of humans or animals to drink. It is an essential mechanism involved in fluid balance. It arises from a lack of fluids and/or an increase in the concentration of certain osmolites such… …   Wikipedia

• thirst|y — «THURS tee», adjective, thirst|i|er, thirst|i|est. 1. feeling thirst; having thirst: »The dog is thirsty; please give him some water. 2. (of earth or plants) without water or moisture; …   Useful english dictionary

• BLOOD LIBEL — BLOOD LIBEL, the allegation that Jews murder non Jews, especially Christian children, in order to obtain blood for the Passover or other rituals: most blood libels occurred close to Passover, being basically a another form of the belief that Jews …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Thirst — Thirst, v. t. To have a thirst for. [R.] [1913 Webster] He seeks his keeper s flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thirst for Blood, Hunger for Flesh — Infobox Album Name = Thirst for Blood, Hunger for Flesh Type = compilation Artist = Abscess Released = 2003 Recorded = Genre = Death metal/Grindcore [ [http://www.metal archives.com/band.php?id=878 Abscess Metal Archives page] ] Length = 58:20… …   Wikipedia