Definitions of Water [ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər]

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Definition of 'Water'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) water
a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H

2.  water
a special form or variety of this liquid, as rain.

3.  water
Often, waters. this liquid in an impure state as obtained from a mineral spring.

4.  water
the liquid content of a river, inlet, etc., with reference to its relative height, esp. as dependent on tide:
a difference of 20 feet between high and low water.

5.  water
the surface of a stream, river, ocean, etc.:
boats on the water.

6.  water
waters,

7.  water
flowing water, or water moving in waves.

8.  water
the sea or seas bordering a particular country or continent.

9.  water
a liquid preparation, esp. one used for cosmetic purposes:
lavender water.

10.  water
Often, waters.

11.  water
the bag of waters; amnion.

12.  water
any of various solutions of volatile or gaseous substances in water:
ammonia water.

13.  water
any liquid or aqueous organic secretion, exudation, humor, or the like, as tears, perspiration, or urine.

14.  water
fictitious assets or the inflated values given to the stock of a corporation.

15.  water
a wavy, lustrous pattern or marking, as on silk.

16.  water
(formerly) the degree of transparency and brilliancy of a diamond or other precious stone.

17. (v.t.) water
to sprinkle or drench with water.

18.  water
to supply with water, as a ship.

19.  water
to supply (animals) with drinking water.

20.  water
to supply (land, a region, etc.) with water, as by streams or irrigation.

21.  water
to dilute, weaken, or adulterate with or as if with water (often fol. by down):
to water down a reprimand.

22.  water
to issue or increase the par value of (shares of stock) without having the necessary assets (often fol. by down).

23.  water
to produce a wavy, lustrous pattern, marking, or finish on (fabrics, metals, etc.).

24. (v.i.) water
to discharge, fill with, or secrete water or liquid, as the eyes when irritated.

25.  water
to drink water, as an animal.

26. (adj.) water
of or pertaining to water in any way:
a water journey.

27.  water
holding, or designed to hold, water.

28.  water
worked or powered by water.

29.  water
heating, pumping, or circulating water (often used in combination):
a hot-water furnace.

30.  water
used in or on water:
water skis.

31.  water
containing or prepared with water.

32.  water
located or occurring on or by water.

33.  water
residing by or in, or ruling over, water:
water people; water deities.

34.  water
by water, by ship or boat:
to send goods by water.

35.  water
hold water,

36.  water
to be able to be substantiated or defended:
That accusation won't hold water.

37.  water
in deep water, in great distress or difficulty.

38.  water
keep one's head above water, to stay out of financial difficulties.

39.  water
like water, freely; abundantly; lavishly:
The champagne flowed like water.

40.  water
make one's mouth water, to excite a desire or appetite for something:
a sports car that makes your mouth water.

41.  water
make water,

42.  water
to urinate.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE wæter, c. OS watar, OHG wazzar; akin to ON vain, Go wato, Hittite watar, Gk hýdōr)

Definition of 'Water'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) water, H2O
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

2. (noun) body of water, water
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"

3. (noun) water
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

4. (noun) water system, water supply, 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"

5. (noun) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water
liquid excretory product
"there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

6. (verb) water
a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
"he asked for a drink of water"

7. (verb) water, irrigate
supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
"Water the fields"

8. (verb) water
provide with water
"We watered the buffalo"

9. (verb) water
secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
"My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"

10. (verb) water
fill with tears
"His eyes were watering"

Definition of 'Water'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) water
the clear liquid that is essential for life, and is in rain, rivers, lakes, and oceans
a glass of water; The water under the dock was deep/shallow.

2.  water
waters
a particular area of ocean, river, or lake water
the clear waters off the coast of Florida

3.  water
an area of ocean that belongs to a country
a ship entering Japanese waters

4.  water
the surface of an area of water
a rock just under the water

5. (verb) water
to put water on a plant
Did you water the roses?

Definition of 'Water'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Water
the fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc

2. (noun) Water
a body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water

3. (noun) Water
any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; esp., the urine

4. (noun) Water
a solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water

5. (noun) Water
the limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence

6. (noun) Water
a wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. See Water, v. t., 3, Damask, v. t., and Damaskeen

7. (noun) Water
to add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken

8. (verb) Water
an addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted."

9. (verb) Water
to wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers

10. (verb) Water
to supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses

11. (verb) Water
to wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. Water, n., 6

12. (verb) Water
to shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water

13. (verb) Water
to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water

Definition of 'Water'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Water
A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Definition of 'Water'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. Water
A compound whose molecule consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen; formula, H2 O.

Its specific gravity is 1, it being the base of the system of specific gravities of solids and liquids.

If pure, it is almost a non-conductor of electricity. If any impurity is present it still presents an exceedingly high, almost immeasurable true resistance, but becomes by the presence of any impurity an electrolyte.

Translation of 'Water'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; (; transport by land and water.
Afrikaans: water	Arabic: ماء	Bulgarian: вода
Brazilian: água	Czech: voda, vodní	German: das Wasser, Wasser-...
Danish: vand; vand-	Greek: νερό	Spanish: agua
Estonian: vesi	Farsi: آب	Finnish: vesi
French: eau	Hebrew: מַיִם	Hindi: पानी
Croatian: voda	Hungarian: víz	Indonesian: air
Icelandic: vatn	Italian: acqua	Japanese: 水
Korean: 물	Lithuanian: vanduo	Latvian: ūdens
Malay: air	Dutch: water	Norwegian: vann, vann-
Polish: woda	Portuguese: água	Romanian: apă
Russian: вода	Slovak: voda; vodný	Slovenian: voda
Serbian: voda	Swedish: vatten	Thai: น้ำ; เกี่ยวกับน้ำ
Turkish: su	Taiwanese: 水	Ukrainian: вода
Urdu: پانی	Vietnamese: nước	Chinese: 水
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