water
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtər/
- I own a boat that hasn't seen the water in five years.
- deep waters
- surface water
- shallow water
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- Hold this and jump in the water, OK?
- Then she slipped and fell into the water and drowned.
- That's why it's only built for water landings versus land.
- Because the part of the boat that sits below water is mostly air.
- I own a boat that hasn't seen the water in five years.
- Dove in, hit water like chest deep water.
- But you see the the water looks like it's going up.
Examples
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Yes, but that's because we thought the water level was high.
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Cholera, a disease spread by contaminated drinking water, has killed at least 3,600 people.
Academic text (2011) -
Hold this and jump in the water, OK?
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Start in the middle and push the water up and out.
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Fill the toilet up to the line of water now.
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Do you want some water?
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Because the part of the boat that sits below water is mostly air.
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We saw the water.
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Mexican tugs slowly pulled the ship through Mexican waters.
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After the heavy rains, the streets were completely submerged under water.
Synonyms
A large area of water like a lake, river, or ocean
Idioms
- Informal
Something that happened in the past and is no longer important
- Informal
To support someone and do things for them without asking questions
- Informal
An unknown cause that makes many people act or feel the same way
- Informal
Something bad that already happened and cannot be changed so do not worry about it
- Archaic
A thing that is very weak, confusing, and far removed from the original idea
Compounds
Water a religious leader blesses and people use in a ceremony to make people and things clean and safe
- Specialized
A device that moves water or coolant through a car engine to prevent overheating
A container filled with hot water to warm a bed or soothe a part of the body
A way of staying afloat by moving your arms and legs to keep your head above water
- Specialized
A small amount of water that someone takes from a river, lake, or tap to test if it is clean
A pair of air-filled bags worn on the arms to help a child float while learning to swim
A plant that floats on water with large round leaves and pretty white, pink, or yellow flowers
- Specialized
A kind of water with heavier hydrogen atoms used in some nuclear reactors
- Archaic
A very important drink people see as necessary for life that sometimes means whiskey or brandy
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Water comes from the same old word wæter that named the liquid, and people began to use that word for places covered by that liquid. That's why we call a river or lake 'waters'—it is the area filled with the same 'water'.