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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
- 2. a stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake: "the lawns ran down to the water's edge" Similar Opposite
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 Opposite
- 2. (of a person's eyes) fill with tears: "Rory blinked, his eyes watering" Similar
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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]
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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.
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Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word water, a liquid without colour, smell or taste that falls as rain, is in lakes, rivers and seas, and is used for drinking, washing, etc. Find out the origin, synonyms and idioms related to water, such as hot water, in deep water, like water off a duck's back, etc.