1. water(n = noun.substance) h2o - 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;
is a kind of binary compound, liquid
has particulars: tap water, bath water, dishwater, distilled water, holy water, ground water, spring water, well water, hard water, limewater, meltwater, brine, saltwater, seawater, fresh water, freshwater, slush, soft water, bilge, bilge water, water of crystallisation, water of crystallization, water of hydration
Derived forms verb water1, verb water2, adjective watery3, adjective watery1
2. water(n = noun.object) body of water - 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"
is a kind of thing
is a part of hydrosphere, earth's surface, surface
has particulars: backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, briny, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway
3. water(n = noun.substance) - once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles);
is a kind of element
4. water(n = noun.artifact) water supply, water system - 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"
is a kind of facility, installation
is a part of base, infrastructure
has parts: artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir, water main
5. water(n = noun.substance) pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee - liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
is a kind of body waste, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product
6. water(n = noun.food) - a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
is a kind of food, nutrient, nutrient, liquid
has particulars: branch water, spring water, drinking water
1. water(v = verb.change) irrigate - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
is one way to wet
Derived forms noun water1, noun waterer1, noun watering2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
2. water(v = verb.possession) - provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
is one way to furnish, provide, render, supply
Derived forms noun water1, noun waterer2, noun waterer1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
3. water(v = verb.body) - secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
is one way to release, secrete
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
4. water(v = verb.change) - fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
is one way to fill, fill up
Derived form noun watering1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
1. The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. [1913 Webster]
" Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen,
2. A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water. [1913 Webster]
"Remembering he had passed over a small water a poor scholar when first coming to the university, he kneeled." [1913 Webster]
3. Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine. [1913 Webster]
4. A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water. U. S. Pharm. [1913 Webster]
5. The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence. [1913 Webster]
6. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water,
7. An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or “diluted.” [1913 Webster]
" Water is often used adjectively and in the formation of many self-explaining compounds; as, water drainage; water gauge, or water-gauge; waterfowl, water-fowl, or water fowl; water-beaten; water-borne, water-circled, water-girdled, water-rocked, etc." [1913 Webster]
" Other phrases, in which water occurs as the first element, will be found in alphabetical order in the Vocabulary." [1913 Webster]
1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers. [1913 Webster]
"With tears watering the ground." [1913 Webster]
"Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the woodlands." [1913 Webster]
2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses. [1913 Webster]
3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water,
4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken. [1913 Webster]
1. To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water. [1913 Webster]
"If thine eyes can water for his death." [1913 Webster]
2. To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. [1913 Webster]
water, n. & v.
--n.
1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen.
Idiom:
by water using a ship etc. for travel or transport. cast one's bread upon the waters see BREAD. like water lavishly, profusely. like water off a duck's back see DUCK(1). make one's mouth water cause one's saliva to flow, stimulate one's appetite or anticipation. of the first water
1 (of a diamond) of the greatest brilliance and transparency.
2 of the finest quality or extreme degree. on the water on a ship etc. on the water-wagon see WAGON. water-bag a bag of leather, canvas, etc., for holding water.
water bailiff
1 an official enforcing fishing laws.
2 hist. a custom-house officer at a port. water bear = TARDIGRADE n. water-bed a mattress of rubber or plastic etc. filled with water. water-biscuit a thin crisp unsweetened biscuit made from flour and water. water blister a blister containing a colourless fluid, not blood or pus. water-boatman any aquatic bug of the family Notonectidae or Corixidae, swimming with oarlike hind legs.
water-borne
1 (of goods etc.) conveyed by or travelling on water.
2 (of a disease) communicated or propagated by contaminated water. water-buck any of various African antelopes of the genus Kobus, frequenting river-banks. water-buffalo the common domestic Indian buffalo, Bubalus arnee. water bus a boat carrying passengers on a regular run on a river, lake, etc. water-butt a barrel used to catch rainwater. water-cannon a device giving a powerful jet of water to disperse a crowd etc. the Water-carrier (or -bearer) the zodiacal sign or constellation Aquarius.
water chestnut
1 an aquatic plant, Trapa natans, bearing an edible seed.
2 a (in full Chinese water chestnut) a sedge, Eleocharis tuberosa, with rushlike leaves arising from a corm. b this corm used as food. water-clock a clock measuring time by the flow of water.
water-closet
1 a lavatory with the means for flushing the pan with water.
2 a room containing this.
water-colour (US -color)
1 artists' paint made of pigment to be diluted with water and not oil.
2 a picture painted with this.
3 the art of painting with water-colours. water-colourist (US -colorist) a painter in water-colours. water-cooled cooled by the circulation of water. water-cooler a tank of cooled drinking-water. water cure = HYDROPATHY. water-diviner Brit. a person who dowses (see DOWSE(1)) for water.
water down
1 dilute with water.
2 make less vivid, forceful, or horrifying.
water gauge
1 a glass tube etc. indicating the height of water in a reservoir, boiler, etc.
2 pressure expressed in terms of a head of water. water-glass 1 a solution of sodium or potassium silicate used for preserving eggs, as a vehicle for fresco-painting, and for hardening artificial stone.
2 a tube with a glass bottom enabling objects under water to be observed. water-hammer a knocking noise in a water-pipe when a tap is suddenly turned off. water-heater a device for heating (esp. domestic) water. water hemlock a poisonous plant, Cicuta maculata, found in marshes etc.: also called COWBANE. water-hole a shallow depression in which water collects (esp. in the bed of a river otherwise dry). water hyacinth a tropical river-weed, Eichhornia crassipes. water-ice a confection of flavoured and frozen water and sugar etc.; a sorbet. water jump a place where a horse in a steeplechase etc. must jump over water.
water-level
1 a the surface of the water in a reservoir etc. b the height of this.
2 a level below which the ground is saturated with water.
3 a level using water to determine the horizontal. water lily any aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, with broad flat floating leaves and large usu. cup-shaped floating flowers.
water-line
1 the line along which the surface of water touches a ship's side (marked on a ship for use in loading).
2 a linear watermark. water main the main pipe in a water-supply system. water-meadow a meadow periodically flooded by a stream. water melon a large smooth green melon, Citrullus lanatus, with red pulp and watery juice. water meter a device for measuring and recording the amount of water supplied to a house etc. water-mill a mill worked by a water-wheel. water-nymph a nymph regarded as inhabiting or presiding over water. water of crystallization water forming an essential part of the structure of some crystals. water of life rhet. spiritual enlightenment. water ouzel = DIPPER 1. water-pepper an aquatic herb, Polygonum hydropiper: also called SMARTWEED.
water-pipe
1 a pipe for conveying water.
2 a hookah. water-pistol a toy pistol shooting a jet of water. water plantain any ditch-plant of the genus Alisma, with plantain-like leaves. water polo a game played by swimmers, with a ball like a football. water-power 1 mechanical force derived from the weight or motion of water.
2 a fall in the level of a river, as a source of this force. water purslane a creeping plant, Lythrum portula, growing in damp places. water rail a wading bird, Rallus aquaticus, frequenting marshes etc. water-rat = water-vole. water-rate a charge made for the use of the public water-supply. water-repellent not easily penetrated by water. water-scorpion any aquatic bug of the family Nepidae, living submerged and breathing through a bristle-like tubular tail. water-softener an apparatus or substance for softening hard water. water-soluble soluble in water. water-splash part of a road submerged by a stream or pool. water starwort any plant of the genus Callitriche, growing in water. water-supply the provision and storage of water, or the amount of water stored, for the use of a town, house, etc. water-table = water-level 2. water torture a form of torture in which the victim is exposed to the incessant dripping of water on the head, or the sound of dripping. water-tower a tower with an elevated tank to give pressure for distributing water. water under the bridge past events accepted as past and irrevocable. water-vole an aquatic vole, esp. Arvicola amphibius. water-weed any of various aquatic plants. water-wheel a wheel driven by water to work machinery, or to raise water. water-wings inflated floats fixed on the arms of a person learning to swim.
Usage:
Chem. formula: H2O
2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms.
3 an expanse of water; a sea, lake, river, etc.
4 (in pl.) part of a sea or river (in Icelandic waters).
5 (often as the waters) mineral water at a spa etc.
6 the state of a tide (high water).
7 a solution of a specified substance in water (lavender-water).
8 the quality of the transparency and brilliance of a gem, esp. a diamond.
9 Finance an amount of nominal capital added by watering (see sense 10 of v.).
10 (attrib.) a found in or near water. b of, for, or worked by water. c involving, using, or yielding water.
--v.
1 tr. sprinkle or soak with water.
2 tr. supply (a plant) with water.
3 tr. give water to (an animal) to drink.
4 intr. (of the mouth or eyes) secrete water as saliva or tears.
5 tr. (as watered adj.) (of silk etc.) having irregular wavy glossy markings.
6 tr. adulterate (milk, beer, etc.) with water.
7 tr. (of a river etc.) supply (a place) with water.
8 intr. (of an animal) go to a pool etc. to drink.
9 intr. (of a ship, engine, etc., or the person in charge of it) take in a supply of water.
10 tr. Finance increase (a company's debt, or nominal capital) by the issue of new shares without a corresponding addition to assets.
Derivative:
waterer n. waterless adj.
Etymology:
OE w{aelig}ter f. Gmc, rel. to WET
N depth, deepness, profundity, depression, hollow, pit, shaft, well, crater, gulf, bowels of the earth, botttomless pit, hell, soundings, depth of water, water, draught, submersion, plummet, sound, probe, sounding rod, sounding line, lead, bathymetry, sonar, side-looking sonar, bathometer, deep, deep seated, profound, sunk, buried, submerged, subaqueous, submarine, subterranean, subterraneous, subterrene, underground, bottomless, soundless, fathomless, unfathomed, unfathomable, abysmal, deep as a well, bathycolpian, benthal, benthopelagic, downreaching, yawning, knee deep, ankle deep, beyond one's depth, out of one's depth, over head and ears, mark twine, mark twain.
N water, serum, serosity, lymph, rheum, diluent, agua, aqua, pani, dilution, maceration, lotion, washing, immersion, humectation, infiltration, spargefaction, affusion, irrigation, douche, balneation, bath, deluge, high water, flood tide, watery, aqueous, aquatic, hydrous, lymphatic, balneal, diluent, drenching, diluted, weak, wet, the waters are out.
VB be watery, reek, add water, water, wet, moisten, dilute, dip, immerse, merge, immerge, submerge, plunge, souse, duck, drown, soak, steep, macerate, pickle, wash, sprinkle, lave, bathe, affuse, splash, swash, douse, drench, dabble, slop, slobber, irrigate, inundate, deluge, syringe, inject, gargle.
N transparence, transparency, clarity, translucence, translucency, diaphaneity, lucidity, pellucidity, limpidity, fluorescence, transillumination, translumination, transparent medium, glass, crystal, lymph, vitrite, water, transparent, pellucid, lucid, diaphanous, translucent, tralucent, relucent, limpid, clear, serene, crystalline, clear as crystal, vitreous, transpicuous, glassy, hyaline, hyaloid, vitreform.
above water, american water ouzel, american water shrew, american water spaniel, ammonia water, apollinaris water, aquarius the water bearer, banded water snake, barley water, bath water, bilge water, blow out of the water, body of water, boiling water reactor, bottled water, branch water, break water, carbonated water, chinese water chestnut, chlorine water, coconut water, cold water, cologne water, come hell or high water, common water snake, deep water, distilled water, drinking water, egyptian water lily, european water ouzel, european water shrew, first water, fish out of water, florida water rat, fragrant water lily, fresh water, giant water bug, greater water parsnip, ground water, hard water, heavy water, hemlock water dropwort, high water, high water mark, hold water, holy water, hot water, hot water plant, ice water, irish water spaniel, javel water, javelle water, lithia water, low water, make water, making water, mediterranean water shrew, mineral water, napha water, narrow-leaved water plantain, pass water, passing water, pour cold water on, pressurized water reactor, quinine water, red water, ribbon-leaved water plantain, rose water, rough water, salt water, selters water, seltzer water, sewer water, slack water, soda water, soft water, sparkling water, spotted water hemlock, spring water, still water, sugar water, take in water, take water, tap water, throw cold water on, toilet water, tonic water, tread water, treading water, vichy water, water adder, water agrimony, water aloe, water antelope, water arum, water avens, water back, water bailiff, water ballast, water barometer, water bath, water battery, water bear, water bearer, water bed, water beech, water beetle, water bellows, water birch, water bird, water biscuit, water bitternut, water blackbird, water blister, water boatman, water bottle, water boy, water brain, water brash, water breather, water bridge, water buck, water buffalo, water bug, water butt, water buttercup, water cabbage, water caltrop, water can, water canker, water cannon, water carpet, water carriage, water carrier, water cart, water cavy, water celery, water cell, water cement, water chestnut, water chestnut plant, water chevrotain, water chicken, water chickweed, water chinquapin, water chute, water clock, water closet, water clover, water cock, water color, water company, water conservation, water cooler, water course, water craft, water crake, water crane, water cress, water crow, water crowfoot, water cure, water deck, water deer, water deerlet, water development, water devil, water dock, water doctor, water dog, water down, water dragon, water drain, water drainage, water dressing, water dropwort, water eagle, water elder, water elephant, water elm, water engine, water faucet, water feather, water feather-foil, water fennel, water fern, water filter, water finder, water flag, water flannel, water flaxseed, water flea, water flounder, water fountain, water fox, water frame, water furrow, water gage, water gall, water gang, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water gavel, water germander, water gilding, water gillyflower, water glass, water god, water grass, water gruel, water gum, water gun, water hammer, water hare, water hazard, water heater, water hemlock, water hemp, water hen, water hickory, water hog, water hole, water horehound, water horsetail, water hyacinth, water ice, water inch, water jacket, water joint, water jug, water jump, water junket, water laverock, water leg, water lemon, water lettuce, water level, water lily, water lime, water line, water lizard, water lobelia, water locust, water main, water mat, water meadow, water measure, water measurer, water meter, water milfoil, water mill, water mint, water mite, water moccasin, water mold, water mole, water monitor, water monkey, water motor, water mouse, water murrain, water newt, water nymph, water oak, water oat, water of crystallisation, water of crystallization, water of hydration, water on the knee, water opossum, water orchid, water ordeal, water ousel, water ouzel, water ox, water parsnip, water parting, water partridge, water pennywort, water pepper, water pheasant, water piet, water pig, water pill, water pillar, water pimpernel, water pipe, water pistol, water pitcher, water plant, water plantain, water plate, water poa, water pocket, water poise, water pollution, water polo, water pore, water power, water pox, water privilege, water program, water project, water pump, water purslane, water qualm, water rabbit, water radish, water rail, water ram, water rat, water rate, water rattle, water rattler, water rice, water right, water rocket, water sail, water sapphire, water scooter, water scorpion, water screw, water shamrock, water shield, water shrew, water skater, water ski, water skin, water snail, water snake, water softener, water soldier, water souchy, water spaniel, water sparrow, water speedwell, water spider, water spinner, water spirit, water sport, water sprite, water star grass, water starwort, water stoma, water strider, water supply, water system, water tabby, water table, water tank, water tap, water telescope, water tender, water thermometer, water thief, water thrush, water thyme, water tick, water tiger, water torch, water tower, water travel, water tree, water trefoil, water trumpet, water tu tuy'8are, water tu twist, water tube, water tupelo, water turkey, water under the bridge, water vapor, water vapour, water vascular system, water vine, water violet, water viper, water vole, water waggon, water wagon, water wagtail, water way, water wheel, water willow, water wing, water wings, water witch, water yam, well water, white water, wild water lemon, yellow water flag, yellow water lily