Definitions for watered

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watered wa·tered

Spelling: [waw-terd, wot-erd]

IPA: /ˈwɔ tərd, ˈwɒt ərd/

Watered is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 146 anagrams from letters in watered (adeertw).

Definitions for watered

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. having rivers or streams:
2. receiving rain or other precipitation.
3. sprinkled, irrigated, etc., with water:
4. having a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking:
5. (of stock) issued in excess of a company's true worth.
6. of or relating to water in any way:
7. holding, or designed to hold, water:
8. worked or powered by water:
9. heating, pumping, or circulating water (often used in combination):
10. used in or on water:
11. containing or prepared with water, as for hardening or dilution:
12. located or occurring on, in, or by water:
13. 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 watered

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at water, -ed², -ed³

Examples for watered

The people were then sent to prison, as mutineers, and we watered the ship.

Now we shall be cared for, and watered, and there will be some pleasure in blossoming.

I saw it in eyes that watered when they spoke of him, their knowing smiles.

Over and over during his first two years, Obama watered down his goals without winning any Republican cooperation in the process.

Zimmerman is a Latino precisely because his identity is mixed together, watered down.

Jace Lacob on what went wrong and why TV needs a fully-committed, not watered down, Abrams.

What is exquisite in one is watered, messed, spoiled by the others.

Mike had fed and watered them, Pat had combed them, and both had petted them.

The result will be provisions that are watered down or loopholes that vitiate key provisions altogether.

And out came old Wang from his terrace and watered his chrysanthemums.