quenchers

Drinks that satisfy

Quenchers are drinks that satisfy thirst.

The word appears most often in marketing and casual speech, especially for refreshing beverages: The cafe offers a variety of summer quenchers.

Thirst quencher is the standard compound, though quencher alone usually implies the same.

beverages

lemonade

Sweetened citrus beverage

water · slushie · horchata · lassi · punch · cooler · shandy · spritzer · milkshake · kombucha

hydration

electrolytes

Conducting ions in solution

sip · gulp · replenish · moisture · drinkable · isotonic

thirst

parched

Extremely dry or thirsty

longing · gasping · cottonmouth · satisfied · relieved · sated · refreshed · revived · cooled · slaked

figurative

satisfaction

State of fulfilled desires

gratification · soothing · calming · appeasing · assuaging · easing · allaying · tempering · subduing · pacifying

fire

extinguisher

Device for dousing flames

sprinkler · dousing · smothering · halon · CO2 · firebreak · dampening

Categories
Opposites
thirst satisfaction

quenchersdehydrators

Devices removing moisture

desiccants · diuretics · salty snacks · salt tablets

fire/heat suppression

quenchersigniters

Spark-producing devices

fire starters · fuelers · kindlers · accelerants · incendiaries

desire/urge satisfaction

quenchersinflamer

One who provokes

arousers · stimulants · provocateurs · inciters · intensifiers

Phrases
Family

quenched, quenches, quencher, unquenched

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G