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   water

   /ˈwɔːtə/

   noun

   • 1. a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms: "sodium chloride dissolves in water" Similar aquatechnical:Hrare:Adam's ale
   • ▪ water as supplied to houses or commercial establishments through pipes and taps: "each bedroom has a washbasin with hot and cold water"
   • ▪ tides, waves, and other flowing water as a source of energy from which power for domestic or industrial use may be generated: "this involves the exploration of renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, and water"
   • ▪ one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces): "a water sign"
   • ▪ the water of a mineral spring as used medicinally for bathing in or drinking: "you can take the waters at the Pump Room"
   • ▪ a solution of a specified substance in water: "ammonia water"
   • 2. a stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake: "the lawns ran down to the water's edge" Similar seaoceanlakelochpondpoolreservoirriverOpposite land
   • ▪ the surface of an area of water: "she ducked under the water"
   • ▪ found in, on, or near areas of water: "a water plant"
   • ▪ the water of a particular sea, river, or lake: "the waters of Hudson Bay"
   • ▪ an area of sea regarded as under the jurisdiction of a particular country: "Japanese coastal waters"
   • 3. urine: "drinking alcohol will make you need to pass water more often"
   • 4. the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus in the womb, especially as discharged in a flow shortly before birth: "I think my waters have broken"
   • 5. the quality of transparency and brilliance shown by a diamond or other gem.
   • 6. capital stock that represents a book value greater than the true assets of a company.

   verb

   • 1. pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth: "I went out to water the geraniums" Similar sprinklemoistendampenwetspraysplashsoakdousesousedrenchsaturatefloodwaterloghose (down)water downarchaic:soddenOpposite dry outparch
   • ▪ give a drink of water to (an animal): "they stopped to water the horses"
   • ▪ (of a river) flow through (an area of land): "the valley is watered by the River Dee"
   • ▪ take a fresh supply of water on board (a ship or steam train): "the ship was watered and fresh livestock taken aboard"
   • 2. (of a person's eyes) fill with tears: "Rory blinked, his eyes watering" Similar moistenexude waterbecome wetleakcryweepsalivate
   • ▪ (of a person's mouth) produce saliva, typically in response to the sight or smell of appetizing food: "the smell of frying bacon made Hilary's mouth water" Similar moistenexude waterbecome wetleakcryweepsalivate
   • 3. dilute or adulterate (a drink, typically an alcoholic one) with water: "staff at the club had been watering down the drinks" Similar dilutewater downadd water tothin (out)make thin/thinnerweakenmake weak/weakeradulteratedoctortaintmixinformal:cut
   • ▪ make a statement or proposal less forceful or controversial by changing or leaving out certain details: "the army's report of its investigation was considerably watered down"
   • 4. increase (a company's debt, or nominal capital) by the issue of new shares without a corresponding addition to assets.

   Word Origin Old Englishwæter (noun), wæterian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch water, German Wasser, from an Indo-European root shared by Russian voda (compare with vodka), also by Latin unda ‘wave’ and Greek hudōr ‘water’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. waterer noun
   • 2. waterless adjective

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WaterWater - Wikipedia

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   Water can be stored as lakes, water vapor, groundwater or aquifers, and ice and snow. Of the total volume of global freshwater, an estimated 69 percent is stored in glaciers and permanent snow cover; 30 percent is in groundwater; and the remaining 1 percent in lakes, rivers, the atmosphere, and biota. [103]

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › waterWater Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of WATER is the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H2O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C, has a maximum ...

4. www.britannica.com › science › waterWater | Definition, Chemical Formula, Structure, Molecule, &...

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   3 days ago · Wading Through Neck-high Waters in Iowa, a Husband Implored His Wife to Keep Going. water, a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. It is one of the most plentiful and essential of compounds.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWATER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country: St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters for its income. the water contained in a particular lake, river, or part of the sea: In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract fish. UK (US water)

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › waterWATER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Water definition: a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.. See examples of WATER used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWATER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the area of ocean near to and belonging to a particular country: St. Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters for its income. the water contained in a particular lake, river, or part of the ocean: In the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs attract fish. See more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwater noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /ˈwɔːtə (r)/ /ˈwɔːtər/ Idioms. [uncountable] a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc. Water is the name given to the chemical compound of oxygen and hydrogen with the chemical symbol H₂O. a glass of water. drinking water.