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wa·ter
 water
- pronunciation:
- waw
t
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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noun |
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the clear liquid that is in rain. People, plants, and animals drink water and need it in order to live.
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| related words: |
fluid, moisture |
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verb |
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watered, watering, waters |
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to put water on something.
He watered the plants around his house.
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| derivations: |
waterlike (adj.), waterer (n.) |
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elements in water |
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hydrogen, oxygen |
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means of transportation on water |
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barge, boat, ferry, passage, ship, submarine |
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some actions involving water |
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absorb, bail, bloat, boil, brew, dam, dehydrate, dredge, drown, float, flush, ford, hose, launch, pour, scour, shower, sink, slop, soak, splash, sponge, spray, squirt, steep, submerge, swim, wade, wallow, wring |
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some actions of moving water |
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deluge, dribble, drift, drip, drizzle, flush, gush, leak, seethe, trickle, wave |
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some areas of flowing water |
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brook, cataract, channel, creek, eddy, gully, river, stream, tributary, waterfall, waterway |
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some bodies of water |
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bay, inlet, lagoon, lake, moat, ocean, pond, puddle, sea, swamp |
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some kinds of water |
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brine, broth, freshwater, saltwater |
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some natural processes involving water |
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condensation, erode, evaporation, flood, precipitation, purification, rust, tide |
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some states of water |
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fog, hail, ice, liquid, rain, sleet, snow, steam, vapor |
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some things that contain water |
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basin, bottle, bowl, cup, fountain, glass, jug, kettle, pail, pool, sewer, sink, tub |
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some things that live in water |
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amphibian, beaver, crustacean, fish, lotus, otter, seal, seaweed, terrapin, turtle, water lily |
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some uses for water |
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baptizing, bathing, boating, cleaning, cooking, drinking, fishing, irrigating, rafting, rinsing, sailing, skiing, steeping, washing |
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things that control the flow of water |
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aqueduct, dam, ditch, embankment, faucet, gutter, levee, nozzle, pipe, siphon, sluice, valve |
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units for measuring water |
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degree, fathom, feet, league, meter |
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