What does waters mean?

Definitions for waters
wa·ters

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word waters.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Waters, Ethel Watersnoun

    United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

  2. amniotic fluid, amnionic fluid, watersnoun

    the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

    "before a woman gives birth her waters break"

Wiktionary

  1. watersnoun

    Plural form of water.

ChatGPT

  1. waters

    Waters, in a broad sense, refers to the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, is present in the bodies of living organisms, and is important for supporting life on earth. It is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, and is vital for all known forms of life. The term can also refer to large bodies of water such as seas, oceans, lakes or rivers.

Editors Contribution

  1. watersnoun

    Plural noun and verb form of the word water.

    Like a bridge over joyful waters is the lyrics we would gratefully choose to use.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 30, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WATERS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waters is ranked #491 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Waters surname appeared 67,929 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 23 would have the surname Waters.

    73.3% or 49,853 total occurrences were White.
    20.6% or 14,048 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 1,624 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 1,447 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 577 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 380 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'waters' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4108

Anagrams for waters »

  1. rawest

  2. waster

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of waters in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of waters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of waters in a Sentence

  1. Jerry Meral:

    At present these dams cannot hold back flood waters long enough to put them to productive use, by repairing them storage would be increased and water supplies augmented.

  2. Lewis Carroll:

    Surely your gladness need not be the less for the thought that you will one day see a brighter dawn than this - when lovelier sights will meet your eyes than any waving trees or rippling waters - when angel-hands shall undraw your curtains, and sweeter tones than ever loving Mother breathed shall wake you to a new and glorious day - and when all the sadness, and the sin, that darkened life on this little earth, shall be forgotten like the dreams of a night that is past!

  3. Nick Korniloff:

    They know the waters. They've been through rough water, they've been through thin water. ... Those are salty dog kids, and they know what they're doing out there.

  4. Lucy Stone:

    Like the man Michael Wettlaufer, the presence of the USNS John Lewis, may it inspire justice as a mission, peace as a goal, and compassion as a way of moving. This lady sales in a legacy as deep as the waters Lucy Stone traverses.

  5. Peter Marosszeky:

    The seas haven’t been very friendly, but the black boxes have a 30-day life and they will be able to find them, particularly in the shallow waters, it’s the weather that is causing the delay.

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