first water

first wa·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst waw-ter, wot-er]
- /fɜrst ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst waw-ter, wot-er]
- /fɜrst ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/

Definitions of first water words

noun first water (formerly) the highest degree of fineness in a diamond or other precious stone. Compare water (def 13). 1
noun first water the finest quality; highest rank. 1
noun first water the finest quality of diamond or other precious stone 0
noun first water the highest grade or best quality 0
noun first water the most extreme kind 0
noun first water the best quality and purest luster 0

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Origin of first water

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1745-55

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Parts of speech for First water

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of First water

first water popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

first water usage trend in Literature

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