water

noun, often attributive

wa·ter | \ ˈwȯ-tər

Definition of water

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H₂O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C, has a maximum density at 4° C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent

b : a natural mineral water —usually used in plural

2 : a particular quantity or body of water: such as

a(1) waters plural : the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed

(2) chiefly British : lake, pond

b : a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (such as navigation)

c waters plural

(1) : a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty

(2) : the sea of a particular part of the earth

d : water supply threatened to turn off the water

3 : travel or transportation on water we went by water

4 : the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide

5 : liquid containing or resembling water: such as

a(1) : a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water

(2) : a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance — compare ammonia water

b archaic : a distilled fluid (as an essence) especially : a distilled alcoholic liquor

c : a watery fluid (such as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body

d : amniotic fluid also : bag of waters

6a : the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone

b : degree of excellence a scholar of the first water

7 : watercolor

8a : stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power

b : fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value

above water

: out of difficulty

water

verb

watered; watering; waters

Definition of water (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to moisten, sprinkle, or soak with water water the lawn

2 : to supply with water for drink water cattle

3 : to supply water to lands watered by the river

4 : to treat with or as if with water specifically : to impart a lustrous appearance and wavy pattern to (cloth) by calendering

5a : to dilute by the addition of water —often used with down water down the punch

b : to add to the aggregate par value of (securities) without a corresponding addition to the assets represented by the securities

intransitive verb

1 : to form or secrete water or watery matter (such as tears or saliva)

2 : to get or take water: such as

a : to take on a supply of water the boat docked to water

b : to drink water

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Examples of water in a Sentence

Noun

Would you like a glass of water? There's water dripping from the ceiling. The kids love playing in the water. A stick was floating on the water. They like to vacation near the water. We are sailing in international waters. They were fishing in Canadian waters.

Verb

We need to water the lawn. They fed and watered the horses in the barn. My eyes were watering as I chopped the onions.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Alaska had its hottest month on record in July, and the Greenland ice sheet shed 197 billion tons of water that month as well, losing 12.5 billion tons on August 1 alone. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Rare Lightning Strikes Detected 300 Miles From North Pole," 14 Aug. 2019 There has been growing alarm over the sheer quantity of plastic on the planet, which has overwhelmed landfills, inundated bodies of water and permeated the deepest reaches of the ocean. — Washington Post, "Trump to promote turning natural gas into plastics in Pa.," 13 Aug. 2019 In the viral video, men can be seen chucking fish into the Salmon Cannon, designed by Whooshh Innovations, which transports fish through a flexible, pressurized tube and spits them out into another body of water. — N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, "Twitter is obsessed with the 'Salmon Cannon,' a tube that shoots fish over dams. Here's how it works," 12 Aug. 2019 Aquarela The power of water in all its majestic forms is on display in locations around the globe in this documentary. — Los Angeles Times, "L.A. movie openings: ‘Good Boys,’ ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ and more," 11 Aug. 2019 If you are caught outside, try to find a body of water to crouch in. — Claire Wolters, National Geographic, "Wildfires, explained," 11 Aug. 2019 But the prison guards cut off his supply of water to punish him. — CNN, "A hermit nation ruled by an egomaniac: Is Turkmenistan on the brink of collapse?," 10 Aug. 2019 In July alone, the Greenland ice sheet poured 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic, which was enough to raise sea levels by 0.5 millimeter, or 0.02 inches, in a one-month time frame. — Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Lightning struck within 300 miles of the North Pole, Fairbanks meteorologists say," 10 Aug. 2019 Smallmouth bass are being caught around Lake Erie structure in 15 to 25 feet of

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