| water | |
| 1. n. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gas | |
| By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen. | |
| 2. n. (in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. | |
| May I have a glass of water? | |
| Your plants need more water. | |
| 3. n. A serving of liquid water. | |
| 4. n. (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy. | |
| He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God. | |
| 5. n. (or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water. | |
| The boat was found within the territorial waters. | |
| These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile. | |
| 6. n. (poetic, archaic, or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river. | |
| 7. n. A combination of water and other substance(s). | |
| 8. n. (sometimes ) Mineral water. | |
| Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant. | |
| 9. n. (often, in the plural) Spa water. | |
| Many people visit Bath to take the waters. | |
| 10. n. (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. | |
| ammonia water | |
| 11. n. Urine. | |
| 12. n. Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: ( | |
| Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America) | |
| Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. (North America) | |
| Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. (UK) | |
| 13. n. (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling. | |
| He suffers from water on the knee. | |
| 14. n. (figuratively, in the or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition. | |
| The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm. | |
| 15. n. (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition. | |
| I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters. | |
| 16. n. (dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities. | |
| 17. n. The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond. | |
| a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent | |
| 18. n. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. | |
| 19. v. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants). | |
| 20. v. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. | |
| 21. v. To provide (animals) with water for drinking. | |
| I need to go water the cattle. | |
| 22. v. (intransitive) To get or take in water. | |
| The ship put into port to water. | |
| 23. v. (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto. | |
| Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree. | |
| 24. v. To dilute. | |
| Can you water the whisky, please? | |
| 25. v. (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting. | |
| 26. v. (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water. | |
| Chopping onions makes my eyes water. | |
| The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water. | |
| 27. v. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines. | |
| to water silk | |
