Word definition: water

Etimology


From Middle English water, from Old English wæter (“water”), from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).

noun


water (countable and uncountable, plural waters)

(uncountable) A substance (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

(alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

(uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.

(poetic, archaic or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.

A combination of water and other substance(s).

(figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.

(colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.

(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.

The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.

A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

Examples


By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.

Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

May I have a glass of water?

Your plants need more water.

Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.

A water drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice, water, and gas phases.

Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.

Joe bustled back and offered her a glass of wine but she shook her head. “Just a water, please.”

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.

Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter,Thou now requeſts but Mooneſhine in the water.

'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

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The boat was found within the territorial waters.

These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile.

And as they went on their waye they cam vnto a certayne water and the gelded man ſayde: Se here is water what ſhall lett me to be baptiſed?

On one side lay the Ocean, and on oneLay a great water, and the moon was full.

But ere he came to Clyde's water, fu' loud the wind did blaw.

Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.

Many people visit Bath to take the waters.

ammonia water

Ser Dunaver's squire Jodge could not hold his water when he slept.

Synonym: bag of waters

Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks.

Before your child is born, your water will break.

Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break.

He suffers from water on the knee.

The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.

Synonym: bones

I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.

Iowa Governor Will Fight Rock Island Reorganization. He Says That Under the New Plan Too Much Water Is Put Into the Stock—Believes Plan Is Out of Harmony with Iowa Laws.

the outstanding stock and bond obligations of the company were reduced from $34,000,000 to $24,000,000 by squeezing out the water.

a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent

And when she raised it to see what caused this agitation, she saw nothing—nothing but the vast solitary emerald which Queen Elizabeth had given her. And was that not enough? she asked. It was of the finest water.

Related words


synonyms

See also Thesaurus:water

See also Thesaurus:urine

antonyms

(liquid H2O): ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour

(basic elements): earth, air/wind, fire; wood, metal; void/ether

hypernyms

(chemical having the formula H2O): chemical, substance

(liquid H2O): liquid, fluid

(basic elements): element

(urine): body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluid

hyponyms

(chemical having the formula H2O): heavy water; ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour

(liquid H2O): drinkwater, freshwater, meltwater, mineral water; hard water, soft water

meronyms

(chemical having the formula H2O): hydrogen, oxygen

Etimology


From Middle English wateren, from Old English wæterian, from Proto-Germanic *watrōną, *watrijaną, from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).

verb


water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)

(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

(transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

(intransitive) To get or take in water.

(transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.

(transitive) To dilute.

(transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.

(intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.

(transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

Examples


Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.

tears watering the ground

Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.

I need to water the cattle.

The ship put into port to water.

After working the 1.30 p.m. through train from Forres to Aberdeen as far as Elgin, she returns tender first with a local passenger train and is then coaled and watered at Forres shed, and eventually works back to Perth on the 10.20 p.m. through freight.

Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.

Can you water the whisky, please?

such agencies would make it possible for the railroads to water stock and evade the law subjecting security issues to public regulation

Chopping onions makes my eyes water.

The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.

to water silk

Related words


synonyms

(urinate): (see the list of synonyms in the entry "urinate")

(dilute): water down

antonyms

(dilute): refine

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