slaking
Relieving a craving
Slaking means satisfying or quenching a thirst or desire: slaking his thirst with cold water, slaking her curiosity.
The word suggests relief after deprivation.
In technical contexts, slaking refers to the chemical process of adding water to calcium oxide (quickite) to produce calcium hydroxite: slaking lime for mortar.
Satisfy or extinguish
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- gulpingSwallowing hastily, noisily
- sipSmall mouthful of liquid
- drinkConsumable liquid
dehydrated · dryness · water · relief · satisfy · drought · oasis · canteen
State of achieved purpose
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- satiationState of complete fulfillment
- repletionState of being overfull
indulgence · relief · ease · comfort · appeasement · assuage · allay · satisfy
quench
Satisfy or extinguish
drink · dehydrated · dryness · water · relief · satisfy · drought · oasis · canteen · flask
fulfillment
State of achieved purpose
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- satiationState of complete fulfillment
repletion · indulgence · relief · ease · comfort · appeasement · assuage · allay · satisfy · soothe
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
plaster · calcification · masonry · site
- lime productionlime, quicklime, burnt lime, lime kiln, calcination
slakingparching
Making intensely dry
thirsting · dehydrating · depriving · starving · deprivation