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water [n]
 
1)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
    Synonyms :h2o 
    See Also: binary_compound  liquid  tear  perspiration  dewdrop  flake  ice  diamond_dust  irrigate  tap_water  body_of_water  atomic_number_1  atomic_number_8  bath_water  dishwater  distilled_water  holy_water  ground_water  hard_water  limewater  meltwater  brine  fresh_water  slush  soft_water  bilge  water_of_crystallisation 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :body_of_water 
    See Also: thing  h2o  hydrosphere  earth's_surface  river  lake  ocean  backwater  bay  channel  drink  estuary  flowage  crossing  gulf  high_sea  inlet  briny  mid-water  offing  pool  sea  seven_seas  shallow  sound  stream  territorial_waters  falls  waterway 
 
3)facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
    Synonyms :water_supply water_system 
    See Also: facility  base  artificial_lake  water_main 
 
4)once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: element  archaicism 
 
5)liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
    Synonyms :pee piddle piss urine weewee 
    See Also: body_waste  make 
 
6)a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: food  branch_water  spring_water  drinking_water 
 
water [v]
 
1)supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
    Synonyms :irrigate 
    See Also: wet  irrigation  h2o  waterer  watering  hose  flush  hush 
 
2)provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: furnish  h2o  waterer  water_boy 
 
3)secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: release 
 
4)fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: fill  lachrymation 
 



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