water

Nouns

• (n) binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent H2O,
• (n) the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  • they invaded our territorial waters
  • they were sitting by the water's edge
  body of water,
• (n) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
• (n) a facility that provides a source of water
  • the town debated the purification of the water supply
  • first you have to cut off the water
  water supply, water system,
• (n) liquid excretory product
  • there was blood in his urine
  • the child had to make water
  pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee,
• (n) a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
  • he asked for a drink of water

Verbs

• (v) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
  • Water the fields
  irrigate,
• (v) provide with water
  • We watered the buffalo
• (v) secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
  • My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner
  • His eyes watered
• (v) fill with tears
  • His eyes were watering

Synonyms

Words of close approximity