water

Plural: waters

Noun

• binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
• the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  • "they invaded our territorial waters"
  • "they were sitting by the water's edge"
• once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
• a facility that provides a source of water
  • "the town debated the purification of the water supply"
  • "first you have to cut off the water"
• liquid excretory product
  • "the child had to make water"
• a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
  • "he asked for a drink of water"
• A inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
• A inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
• The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
• A inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
• A serving of liquid water.
• The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
• Water in a body; an area of open water.
• A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.
• A combination of water and other substance(s).
• Mineral water.
• A combination of water and other substance(s).
• Spa water.
• A combination of water and other substance(s).
• A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
• A combination of water and other substance(s).
• Urine.
• A combination of water and other substance(s).
• Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
• A combination of water and other substance(s).
• Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
• The water supply, as a service or utility.
• A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
• A person's intuition.
• Excess valuation of securities.
• A particular quality or appearance suggestive of water:
• The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
• A particular quality or appearance suggestive of water:
• A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

Verb

Verb Forms: watered, watering, waters

• To sprinkle or moisten with water; to supply with water.
• supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
  • "Water the fields"
• provide with water
  • "We watered the buffalo"
• secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
  • "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"
  • "His eyes watered"
• fill with tears
  • "His eyes were watering"
• To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
• To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
• To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
• To get or take in water.
• To urinate onto.
• To dilute.
• To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
• To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.
• To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

Examples

• a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent
• ammonia water
• And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
• Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America)
• Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. (UK)
• Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. (North America)
• By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
• Can you water the whisky, please?
• Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
• Did you leave the water running again?
• He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.
• He suffers from water on the knee.
• I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.
• I need to water the cattle.
• I needed to WATER my parched vocabulary with new words to improve my game.
• Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
• May I have a glass of water?
• Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
• Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
• The boat was found within the territorial waters.
• The city threatened to cut off our water after we went only a month without paying our bill.
• The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.
• The ship put into port to water.
• The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.
• These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile.
• to water silk
• Your plants need more water.

Synonyms

body of water, H2O, irrigate, pee, piddle, piss, urine, water supply, water system, weewee, H₂O, aqua, bag of waters, bones, dihydrogen monoxide (abbr. DHMO), hydric acid, hydrogen hydroxide, hydrogen oxide, hydrohydroxic acid, hydroxic acid, hydroxilic acid, hydroxylic acid, oxidane, see Thesaurus:urinate, universal solvent, water, water down, μ-oxido dihydrogen

Antonyms

refine

Related Words

beverage, liquid