watch out |
to be alert and careful with respect to some danger (often fol. by "for" or a clause beginning with "that"). [2 definitions] |
watch pocket |
a small pocket, as in a vest or trousers, for carrying a watch. |
watchtower |
a tower from which someone may keep watch or observe. |
watchword |
a secret word or phrase; password. [2 definitions] |
water |
a transparent, tasteless, and odorless liquid that takes the form of rain, rivers, oceans, and lakes and is required to sustain most forms of life. [14 definitions] |
water bed |
a bed whose mattress is a bag made of vinyl or other waterproof material filled with water. |
water beetle |
any of various aquatic beetles, characterized by a smooth oval body and flattened or fringed hind legs adapted for swimming. |
water bird |
any of numerous swimming or wading birds. |
water biscuit |
a cracker made of water and flour, to which shortening is sometimes added. |
water blister |
a blister containing a clear, serous fluid. (Cf. blood blister.) |
water boatman |
any of a family of aquatic beetles with long, oarlike hind legs adapted for swimming. |
waterborne |
carried on water; afloat. [3 definitions] |
water boy |
a boy or man who supplies water to others, such as laborers or members of a football team. |
waterbuck |
any of several large African antelopes with curved ridged horns, frequently found in marshes or near water. |
water buffalo |
a large, slow, powerful buffalo of tropical Asia with flattened, curved horns, often domesticated as a draft animal. |
water chestnut |
an Asian sedge with erect cylindrical leaves, or the succulent edible submerged tuber of this plant. [2 definitions] |
water clock |
any of various devices that measure time by the flow of water, esp. a clepsydra. |
water closet |
a flush toilet, or a room or booth containing a toilet and often a washbowl. |
watercolor |
paint made of pigment that is designed to be mixed with water. [3 definitions] |
water-cooled |
prevented from overheating by means of circulating water. |
water cooler |
an apparatus for cooling and dispensing drinking water; water fountain. |