Definition for: water

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English

Etymology

Old English wæter . Compare to PIE root *wod-or.

Pronunciation

• ( UK ) IPA: /ˈwɔːtə/ , SAMPA: /"wO:t@/
• ( US ) AHD: wô'tə(r) , IPA: /ˈwɔːtɚ/, /ˈwɑːtɚ/ , SAMPA: /"wO:t@`/, /"wA:t@`/
• Rhymes: -ɔːtə(r)
• Hyphenation: wa·ter

Noun

water ( countable and uncountable; plural waters )

1. ( uncountable ): A clear liquid potable by humans and animals; the chemical H ₂ O, dihydrogen monoxide.
2. ( sometimes countable ): Mineral water.

   Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.

3. ( countable, often in plural waters ): Spa water.

   Many people visit Bath to take the waters .

4. ( alchemy ) One of the four basic elements.
5. ( in plural ): A sea belonging to particular country.

   The boat was found in within the territorial waters .

6. ( in plural ): Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.

   He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters . — Psalms 23:2

7. ( colloquial ): Urine.
8. ( UK ) , ( in plural ): Amniotic fluid.

   Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break.

9. ( US ) , ( in singular ): Amniotic fluid.

   Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks.

10. ( in plural ): A complex or difficult situation.

    To fish in troubled waters .

    To stir the waters .

11. Awkward position or circumstance; trouble.

    To get into deep water .

    To be in hot water over ill-chosen words.

12. ( countable ): A bottle or glass of water.

I would like to order a water

Translations

clear liquid H₂O

mineral water

spa water

in alchemy

waters: sea belonging to a particular country

waters: a body of water

Transitive verb

to water ( third-person singular simple present waters , present participle watering , simple past watered , past participle watered )

1. To provide (animals) with water.

   I need to go water the cattle .

2. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

   Sally watered the plants .

3. ( colloquial ) To urinate.

Translations

provide (animals) with water

pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)

urinate

• Breton : dourañ
• Galician : augar
• Guaraní : mbo'y
• Interlingua : aquar, rigar
• Lithuanian : laistyti
• Tupinambá : mbo'y
• Volapük : vatön

Derived terms

See also

• corporation pop

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /watɜr/
• SAMPA: /"wa:t@r/
• IPA: /'waːtər/
• SAMPA: /wat3r/

Noun

water n . ( plural: waters , diminutive watertje , plural diminutive watertjes )

1. water

   Het water kookte  : The water boiled.

Intransitive verb

water

1. first-person singular present tense of wateren

Other Translations for "water"

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