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- pronunciation:
- waw
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
- phrases:
- by water, hold water, in hot water
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
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.
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| definition 2: |
a body of such liquid such as a lake or sea.
- similar words:
- drink
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| definition 3: |
a supply of water.
He left the water running in the bathroom sink. |
| definition 4: |
a particular kind of water, or a solution that has water as the solvent.
soda waterrose water |
| definition 5: |
sweat, urine, or other liquid secreted by the body.
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| definition 6: |
the level of a body of water as determined by the tide.
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bath, fluid, moisture, wave, wet |
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| phrase: |
by water, hold water |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
waters, watering, watered |
| definition 1: |
to pour or sprinkle water on.
He watered the plants.
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| definition 2: |
to provide drinking water for.
They stopped at the stream to water their horses. |
| definition 3: |
to dilute or soften with, or as if with, water (often fol. by "down").
They watered down the wine.She watered down the story of the accident. |
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moisten, sprinkle, wet |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to produce or secrete liquid.
Chopping onions makes my eyes water. |
| definition 2: |
to drink water.
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to water.
- similar words:
- aquatic
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| definition 2: |
acting as a container for water.
a water bottle |
| definition 3: |
powered by water.
a water mill |
| related words: |
wet |
| phrase: |
in hot water |
| 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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