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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
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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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| related words: |
bath, fluid, moisture, wave, wet |
adjective + (n.)water
boiling,
bottled,
clean,
coastal,
cold,
contaminated,
cool,
deep,
dirty,
excess,
fresh,
hot,
icy,
liquid,
muddy,
municipal,
murky,
potable,
running,
salted,
shallow,
soapy,
sparkling,
underground,
warm
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verb + (n.)water
absorb,
conserve,
contaminate,
cup,
dip,
dissolve,
divert,
drink,
fill,
float,
heat,
mix,
plunge,
pollute,
pour,
pump,
rinse,
soak,
splash,
spray,
swim,
tread,
wade
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(n.)water
+ verb
boil, cool, drain, drip, evaporate, flood, flow, spill, stir, supply, wash
noun + (n.)water
basin,
bath,
bowl,
broth,
bucket,
carbon,
contamination,
cooking,
cup,
drink,
drinking,
drop,
fish,
flood,
foot,
gallon,
glass,
ice,
inch,
irrigation,
juice,
mile,
mineral,
ocean,
oxygen,
pasta,
pond,
pool,
pot,
quantity,
quart,
salt,
sand,
saucepan,
shower,
sink,
sip,
soap,
soda,
soil,
stream,
sugar,
surface,
tablespoon,
tap,
tub,
vinegar
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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. |
| related words: |
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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| part of speech: |
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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