Noun
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a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
"he asked for a drink of water"
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liquid excretory product
"there was blood in his urine"
"the child had to make water"
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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"
- water system - water supply -
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
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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"
- body of water -
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
- h2o
Verb
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fill with tears
"His eyes were watering"
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secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
"My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"
"His eyes watered"
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provide with water
"We watered the buffalo"
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supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
"Water the fields"