water in English dictionary

  • water

    Meanings and definitions of "water"

    • (uncountable) A clear liquid having the chemical formula H 2 O, required by all forms of life on Earth.
    • (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
    • (countable, often in plural) Spa water.
    • (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
    • (India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
    • (in the plural) A sea belonging to particular country.
    • (in the plural) Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
    • (countable) A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.
    • (colloquial) Urine.
    • (UK, in the plural) amniotic fluid.
    • (North America, in singular) Amniotic fluid.
    • (figuratively, in the plural or in singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
    • (countable) A serving of water.
    • (uncountable) Tap water, or well/pump water, as opposed to bottled water.
    • (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
    • (Should we delete (+) this sense?) (UK, in combination, capitalised) Particular lakes in the Lake District.
    • (uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
    • (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
    • (transitive) To provide (animals) with water.
    • (transitive, colloquial) To urinate.
    • (transitive) To dilute.
    • (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
    • (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      (alchemy, philosophy)
      The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
    • noun
      (often in the plural)
      Any body of water, or a specific part of it.
    • noun
      A combination of water and other substance(s).
    • noun
      (figuratively, in the plural or in the singular)
      A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
    • noun
      (colloquial, figuratively)
      A person's intuition.
    • noun
      (uncountable, dated, finance)
      Excess valuation of securities.
    • noun
      The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
    • noun
      A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To get or take in water.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To urinate onto.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To dilute.
    • verb
      (transitive, dated, finance)
      To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To fill with or secrete water.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
    • clear liquid H2O
    • mineral water
    • spa water
    • sea belonging to a particular country
    • a body of water
    • urine
    • amniotic fluid
    • bottle or glass of water
    • to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)
    • to provide (animals) with water
    • colloquial: to urinate
    • to fill with or secrete water
    • in alchemy
    • Significant accumulation of water, covering the Earth or another planet
    • To pour water onto the soil surrounding plants.
    • Of the eyes: To secrete tears because of an irritation caused by wind, smoke etc.
    • (to) water
    • water (cold, fresh)
    • Common liquid (H2O) which forms rain, rivers, the sea, etc., and which makes up a large part of the bodies of organisms.
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
    • noun
      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
    • noun
      liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
    • noun
      once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
    • noun
      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"
    • verb
      fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
    • verb
      provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
    • verb
      secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
    • verb
      supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

    Synonyms of "water" in English dictionary

    thing, piddle, fill are the top synonyms of "water" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "water" in English dictionary

    fire is the antonym of "water" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of water

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza water, lm  liczba mnoga waters
    • water (1,2) water ( countable and uncountable;  plural  waters)
    • water ( third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)
    • water (countable and uncountable, plural waters)
    • water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)
  • Water

    Meanings and definitions of "water"

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    • Water (song)
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