water

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UK /ˈwɔ.təɹ/ US /ˈwoː.tə/

noun 5verb 5name 4

Collocations

(noun.) liquid

ADJ

boiling, cold, hot, ice-cold, lukewarm, tepid, warm | clean, clear, crystal-clear, pure | dirty | fresh

brackish, salt

The lagoon contains brackish water, so most ocean fish cannot survive there.

salty

My grandmother always rinsed vegetables with salty water before cooking them.

salted

Add the vegetables to a pot of hot salted water and let them simmer for ten minutes.

hard, soft

flowing, running

The running water from the tap felt cold on her hands this morning.

river, sea

surface

The puddles of surface water froze overnight during the cold winter.

drinking

tap

The tap water in our apartment isn't safe to drink without filtering it first.

bottled, mineral, spring | waste | scarce

QUANT

drop

VERB + WATER

drink | pour

slosh, spill, splash, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt

The children sprayed water at each other during the garden party on that hot summer day.

filter, purify | contaminate, pollute

turn off/on

The plumber asked us to turn the water on after he finished fixing the leak.

WATER + VERB

flow, pour, run

gush, spurt

Water spurted from the broken pipe and flooded the basement.

drip, trickle

The tap in the bathroom has been dripping all night.

lap, slosh, spill, splash, spray, squirt

The children laughed as water splashed across the pool deck during their swimming lesson.

boil, freeze

WATER + NOUN

table

The water table has risen significantly in our region after three months of heavy rainfall.

power | company, industry

PHRASES

water-repellent

The new raincoat has a water-repellent coating that keeps you dry all day.

water-resistant

My new phone has a water-resistant case so I can use it at the beach.

(noun.) mass of water

ADJ

deep, shallow | clear | muddy, murky, stagnant

calm, placid, still

The still water in the pond reflected the trees perfectly.

choppy, rough, stormy

dangerous, safe

The swimming area near the beach has safe water for children to play in.

flood

The heavy flood water destroyed many homes in the village last spring.

rising

The rising water forced families to leave their homes during the heavy storm.

bathing

WATER + NOUN

sports

PREP

by ~

Shipping goods by water is often cheaper than using trucks or trains.

in the ~

The children were playing happily in the water at the beach all afternoon.

on the ~

The children watched the leaves float on the water near the park.

through the ~

The swimmers glided through the water as their coach watched from the pool deck.

under the ~

The old bridge disappeared under the water during last year's flood.

PHRASES

the water's edge

The children built a sandcastle right at the water's edge before the tide came in.

(noun.) waters: sea

ADJ

uncharted

Exploring that new technology felt like sailing into uncharted waters for our small team.

PREP

in/into ~

The ferry crossed into international waters before the storm hit the coast.

Definitions

name

A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).

A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).

A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).

A surname

noun

An inorganic compound (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.

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

It is wholly out of the power of language to convey any idea of the blissful enjoyment of obtaining water, after an almost total want of it, during eight and forty hours, in the scorching regions of an Arabian desert, in the month of July.

May I have a glass of water?

Your plants need more water.

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

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

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

Water in a body; an area of open water.

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.

verb

To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

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

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

tears watering the ground

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

To provide (animals) with water for drinking.

I need to water the cattle.

While they watered and washed their horses, I talked with a red-capped man, some kind of chief.

To get or take in water.

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.

To urinate onto.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear c

noun — liquid excretory product

urine
piss
pee
piddle
weewee

verb — supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

irrigate

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

hold water

To withstand scrutiny or criticism; to be valid.

"Young man," he said, "upon this point I can only say that your story is grossly improbable. It won't hold water."

fish out of water

A person in unfamiliar and often uncomfortable surroundings.

[I]nto this queer assembly, something of a fish out of water and wholly out of his element, strode Cherry Bim, that redoubtable man.

water down

To dilute with water; to add water to.

You need to water down the lemonade a bit more to make it less sweet, dear.

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.

like a duck takes to water

Very naturally; without effort.

Near-synonyms: smoothly, gracefully

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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 ene

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

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tears watering the ground

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

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Usage Notes

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