water

proper noun

1. A hamlet in Manaton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7580).
2. A hamlet on the B6238 Burnley Road in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD8425).
3. A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
4. A surname

noun waters · wahter · wahtuh

1. uncountable An inorganic compound (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. By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
2. uncountable, in particular The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. May I have a glass of water?
3. countable A serving of liquid water. Joe bustled back and offered her a glass of wine but she shook her head. “Just a water, please.”
4. countable, uncountable The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy. He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.
5. in plural, uncountable Water in a body; an area of open water. Roſa. O vain peticioner, beg a greater matter, Thou now requeſts but Mooneſhine in the water.
6. archaic, countable, dialectal, poetic, uncountable A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies. And as they went on their waye they cam vnto a certayne water and the gelded man ſayde: Se here is water what ſhall lett me to be baptiſed?
7. countable, sometimes Mineral water. Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
8. countable, in plural, often Spa water; hot springs. Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
9. countable, uncountable A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. ammonia water
10. countable, uncountable Urine. Ser Dunaver's squire Jodge could not hold his water when he slept.

    Similar: body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluid, emiction, lant, netting, pee, peepee, piss, sig, urine, water

11. countable, uncountable 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.) Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America)

    Similar: bag of waters

12. colloquial, countable, uncountable A fluid that causes swelling. He suffers from water on the knee.
13. attributive, countable, often, uncountable The water supply, as a service or utility. The city threatened to cut off our water after we went only a month without paying our bill.
14. countable, figuratively, in plural, singular, uncountable A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition. The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.
15. colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable A person's intuition. I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.

    Similar: bones

16. dated, uncountable Excess valuation of securities. Iowa Governor Will Fight Rock Island Reorganization. He Says That Under the New Plan Too Much Water Is Put Into the Stock—Believes Plan Is Out of Harmony with Iowa Laws.
17. colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable Something which dilutes, or has the effect of watering down. Thanks for the great video. No water, 100% substance!
18. countable, uncountable The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond. a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent
19. countable, uncountable A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.

Similar: water, aqua, dihydrogen monoxide (abbr. DHMO), H₂O, hydric acid, hydro, hydrogen hydroxide, hydrogen oxide, hydrohydroxic acid, hydroxic acid, hydroxilic acid, hydroxylic acid, oxidane, μ-oxido dihydrogen, universal solvent

verb waters · watering · watered

1. transitive To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. tears watering the ground
2. transitive To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants). Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.
3. transitive To provide (animals) with water for drinking. I need to water the cattle.
4. transitive To provide water to (someone). We fed and watered the refugees.
5. colloquial, transitive To urinate onto. Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.

   Similar: see Thesaurus:urinate

6. intransitive To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid. Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
7. intransitive To get or take in water. The ship put into port to water.
8. intransitive To gather water. We stopped at the same well we watered at on the last journey.
9. intransitive, often, transitive, with down To dilute. Can you water the whisky, please?

   Similar: water down · Opposite: refine

10. transitive To treat with water. The town waters the dirt road for dust prevention.
11. often, transitive, with out To extinguish (a fire) with water. The firefighters watered out the fire.
12. transitive To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines. to water silk
13. dated, transitive To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting. such agencies would make it possible for the railroads to water stock and evade the law subjecting security issues to public regulation