the colourless odourless tasteless liquid that falls from the clouds as rain, forms rivers streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter. It is an oxide of hydrogen, H2O, that freezes at 0°C and boils at very nearly 100°C, is at its densest at 4°C, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent
one of the four elements of the alchemists, the others being earth, air, and fire
(in pl) a stretch of sea under the control of a specified sovereignty
(in pl)
the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed
the waters of the Nile
a stretch of sea abutting on the land of a specified sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty
British waters
the sea of a specified part of the earth
tropical waters
the surface of the water
swam under the water
(the waters) a natural mineral water
chiefly Brit often used in place names: a body of water; a lake or river
Derwent Water
travel or transport on water
We went by water
the level of water at a specified state of the tide: compare high water, low water
a supply of water
threatened to turn off the water
a medicinal or cosmetic preparation made with water
rose water
a solution of a gaseous or readily vaporized substance in water
ammonia water
a watery liquid, esp e.g. tears, urine, or sap, formed in and secreted from, or circulating in a living body
(usu in pl) the amniotic fluid amniotic fluid (watery liquid) surrounding a fetus in the womb and discharged shortly before birth
the clarity and lustre of a precious stone, esp a diamond
degree of excellence
of the first water
a wavy lustrous pattern, e.g. of a textile
to stand up under criticism or analysis
euphem to urinate
euphem to urinate
past events that it is futile to try to alter