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Quick definitions from WordNet (water)
▸ noun: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants ("He asked for a drink of water")
▸ 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
▸ noun: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
▸ noun: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) ("They invaded our territorial waters")
▸ noun: facility that provides a source of water ("The town debated the purification of the water supply")
▸ noun: liquid excretory product ("The child had to make water")
▸ verb: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams ("Water the fields")
▸ verb: provide with water ("We watered the buffalo")
▸ verb: fill with tears ("His eyes were watering")
▸ verb: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva ("My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #25911)
▸ Also see waters
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to water
▸ Usage examples for water
▸ Idioms related to water (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing water
▸ Words that often appear near water
▸ Rhymes of water
▸ Invented words related to water
▸ noun: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants ("He asked for a drink of water")
▸ 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
▸ noun: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
▸ noun: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) ("They invaded our territorial waters")
▸ noun: facility that provides a source of water ("The town debated the purification of the water supply")
▸ noun: liquid excretory product ("The child had to make water")
▸ verb: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams ("Water the fields")
▸ verb: provide with water ("We watered the buffalo")
▸ verb: fill with tears ("His eyes were watering")
▸ verb: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva ("My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #25911)
▸ Also see waters
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to water
▸ Usage examples for water
▸ Idioms related to water (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing water
▸ Words that often appear near water
▸ Rhymes of water
▸ Invented words related to water