water
IPA: wˈɔtɝ
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.
- (uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
- (countable) A serving of liquid water.
- (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
- (uncountable or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water.
- (poetic, archaic or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river.
- A combination of water and other substance(s).
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- (countable, often in the plural) Spa water.
- (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
- Urine.
- Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)
- (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
- (figuratively, in the plural or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
- (uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
- The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
- 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).
- (transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- (transitive) To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
- (intransitive) To get or take in water.
- (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto.
- (transitive) To dilute.
- (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
- (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
- (transitive) To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
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Examples of "water" in Sentences
- The hot water is naturally potable.
- The liquid flowed into the watering.
- The water in the river flowed rapidly.
- The water flows from the north of the city.
- The waters of the river are naturally saline.
- The decomposition is dependent on the flow of water.
- The salty water is removed from the gas in a scrubber.
- The reason for this is the brackish nature of the water.
- Control of the flow of water and insecticide occurs at the nozzle.
- The female crab stirs the water with her claw to aid the flow of the water.