waternoun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/A1 [ U ] a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life:
A2 [ U ] an area of water, such as the sea, a lake, or a swimming pool:
[ U ] the level of an area of water:
the area of sea near to and belonging to a particular country:
the water contained in a particular lake, river, or part of the sea:
UK US water the liquid that surrounds a baby inside a pregnant woman's womb:
water from a spring, especially when used in the past for drinking or swimming in, in order to improve the health:
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- Hot water circulates through the heating system.
- The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom.
- The water supply is being tested for contamination.
- You'll dehydrate very quickly in this heat, if you don't drink lots of water.
- The light reflected off the surface of the water.
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Water in general
- aqua
- aqueous
- bathwater
- bathymetry
- brackish
- briny
- dishwater
- distilled water
- drinking water
- evapotranspiration
- fresh
- grey water
- ground water
- heavy water
- hydro-
- hydrology
- mineral water
- pool
- running water
- water supply
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Idiom(s)
waterverb
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/water verb (GIVE WATER)
B2 [ T ] to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in:
[ T ] to give an animal water to drink:
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- I've just watered the tomatoes.
- The cucumbers need to be watered every day.
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Gardening - general words
- arborist
- bed
- bed sth out
- bonsai
- deadhead
- grass
- hedgerow
- hoe
- homegrown
- horticulture
- hydroponics
- landscape gardening
- nurse
- nursery
- seed
- sow 1
- topiary
- tree surgeon
- trellis
- uproot
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water verb (PRODUCE LIQUID)
C2 [ I ] If your mouth waters, it produces a lot of saliva, usually because you can see or smell some food that you would like to eat:
[ I ] When your eyes water, they produce tears but not because you are unhappy:
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Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
- beaded
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- dribble
- expectorate
- gob
- jism
- lacteal
- lymphatic
- mucus
- perspiration
- phlegm
- pus
- snot
- sperm
- spermatozoon
- spit
- spunk
- sweat buckets idiom
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