Definitions for water

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water wa·ter

Spelling: [waw-ter, wot-er]

IPA: /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

Water is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in water (aertw).

Definitions for water

noun

1. a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
2. a special form or variety of this liquid, as rain.
3. Often, waters. this liquid in an impure state as obtained from a mineral spring:
4. the liquid content of a river, inlet, etc., with reference to its relative height, especially as dependent on tide:
5. the surface of a stream, river, lake, ocean, etc.:
6. waters. flowing water, or water moving in waves: the sea or seas bordering a particular country or continent or located in a particular part of the world:
7. a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes:
8. Often, waters. Medicine/Medical. amniotic fluid. the bag of waters; amnion:
9. any of various solutions of volatile or gaseous substances in water:
10. any liquid or aqueous organic secretion, exudation, humor, or the like, as tears, perspiration, or urine.
11. Finance. fictitious assets or the inflated values they give to the stock of a corporation.
12. a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking, as on silk fabrics or metal surfaces.
13. (formerly) the degree of transparency and brilliancy of a diamond or other precious stone.
14. take water, (of a boat) to allow water to enter through leaks or portholes or over the side.

Idioms

1. above water, out of embarrassment or trouble, especially of a financial nature:
2. break water, to break the surface of the water by emerging from it. Swimming. to break the surface of the water with the feet, especially in swimming the breaststroke doing the frog kick. Medicine/Medical. to break the amniotic sac prior to parturition.
3. by water, by ship or boat:
4. dead in the water. dead (def 41).
5. hold water, to be logical, defensible, or valid: to check the movement of a rowboat by keeping the oars steady with the blades vertical.
6. in deep water, in great distress or difficulty:
7. in hot water. hot water.
8. like water, lavishly; abundantly; freely:
9. make one's mouth water, to excite a desire or appetite for something:
10. make water, (of a boat) to allow water to enter; leak. to urinate.
11. tread water. tread (def 23).

adjective

1. of or relating to water in any way:
2. holding, or designed to hold, water:
3. worked or powered by water:
4. heating, pumping, or circulating water (often used in combination):
5. used in or on water:
6. containing or prepared with water, as for hardening or dilution:
7. located or occurring on, in, or by water:
8. residing by or in, or ruling over, water:

verb (used with object)

1. to sprinkle, moisten, or drench with water:
2. to supply (animals) with water for drinking.
3. to furnish with a supply of water, as a ship.
4. to furnish water to (a region), as by streams; supply (land) with water, as by irrigation:
5. to dilute, weaken, soften, or adulterate with, or as with, water (often followed by down):
6. Finance. to issue or increase the par value of (shares of stock) without having the assets to warrant doing so (often followed by down).
7. to produce a wavy, lustrous pattern, marking, or finish on (fabrics, metals, etc.):

verb (used without object)

1. to discharge, fill with, or secrete water or liquid, as the eyes when irritated, or as the mouth at the sight or thought of tempting food.
2. to drink water, as an animal.
3. to take in a supply of water, as a ship:

Origin of water

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English wæter; cognate with Dutch water, German Wasser; akin to Old Norse vain, Gothic wato, Hittite watar, Greek hýdōr; (v.) Middle English wateren, Ol

Examples for water

And oh, sir,” added Stephen, “may we crave a drop of water for our dog?

Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.

While beer brings gladness, don't forget That water only makes you wet!

When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.

In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.

Instead of going for the hole, I hit the ball directly into the water.

“Wait…” Suddenly a huge, graceful black marlin leaps out of the water, sending a shower of water ten feet high.

The ablutionary fluid is most difficult to be had in places where water is abundant.

They were without food, and the two bottles of water would not last them long.

A stream of water, pure as crystal, flowed along the path, from the summit to the base.