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Noun: water wotu(r)- Binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colourless odourless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
- H2O - 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"
- body of water - 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"
- water system, water supply - Liquid excretory product
"the child had to make water"
- urine, pee, piddle, weewee, widdle [Brit] - A liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
"he asked for a drink of water" - [archaic] Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Verb: water wotu(r)- Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
"Water the fields"
- irrigate - Provide with water
"We watered the buffalo" - Secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
"My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered" - Fill with tears
"His eyes were watering"
Derived forms: waters, watered, watering See also: aquatic, aqueous, hydraulic, waterer, watering, watery Type of: binary compound, body waste, element, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product, facility, fill, fill up, food, furnish, installation, liquid, nutrient, provide, release, render, secrete, supply, thing, wet Part of: base, diamond dust, Earth's surface, flake, frost mist, frost snow, hydrosphere, ice, ice crystal, ice needle, infrastructure, perspiration, poudrin, snow mist, snowflake, sudor, surface, sweat, tear[2], teardrop, water ice Encyclopedia: Water, Liturgical Use of Water Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring Program Water, gas, and electricity Water, Water Every Hare |