ALL meanings of water
wa·ter
W w - idioms water like water, lavishly; abundantly; freely: The champagne flowed like water. 1
- idioms water make one's mouth water, to excite a desire or appetite for something: The roasting turkey made our mouths water. 1
- idioms water make water, (of a boat) to allow water to enter; leak. to urinate. 1
- idioms water tread water. tread (def 23). 1
- noun water A colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. 1
- verb with object water to furnish water to (a region), as by streams; supply (land) with water, as by irrigation: The valley is watered by a branch of the Colorado River. Our land is watered by the All-American Canal. 0
- verb without object water to take in a supply of water, as a ship: Our ship will water at Savannah. 0
- idioms water above water, out of embarrassment or trouble, especially of a financial nature: They had so many medical bills that they could hardly keep their heads above water. 0
- uncountable noun water Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live. 0
- noun plural water You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it. 0
- noun plural water You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult. 0
- verb water If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow. 0
- verb water If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset. 0
- verb water If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food and you might mean that your mouth is producing a liquid. 0
- noun water a clear colourless tasteless odourless liquid that is essential for plant and animal life and constitutes, in impure form, rain, oceans, rivers, lakes, etc. It is a neutral substance, an effective solvent for many compounds, and is used as a standard for many physical properties. Formula: H2O 0
- noun water any body or area of this liquid, such as a sea, lake, river, etc 0
- noun water (as modifier) 0
- noun water the surface of such a body or area 0
- noun water any form or variety of this liquid, such as rain 0
- noun water any of various solutions of chemical substances in water 0
- noun water any fluid secreted from the body, such as sweat, urine, or tears 0
- noun water the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus in the womb 0
- noun water a wavy lustrous finish on some fabrics, esp silk 0
- noun water the degree of brilliance in a diamond 0
- noun water excellence, quality, or degree (in the phrase of the first water) 0
- noun water capital stock issued without a corresponding increase in paid-up capital, so that the book value of the company's capital is not fully represented by assets or earning power 0
- noun water the fictitious or unrealistic asset entries that reflect such inflated book value of capital 0
- noun water of or relating to the three signs of the zodiac Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces 0
- verb water to sprinkle, moisten, or soak with water 0
- verb water to weaken by the addition of water 0
- verb water (of the eyes) to fill with tears 0
- verb water (of the mouth) to salivate, esp in anticipation of food (esp in the phrase make one's mouth water) 0
- verb water to irrigate or provide with water 0
- verb water to drink water 0
- verb water (of a ship, etc) to take in a supply of water 0
- verb water to raise the par value of (issued capital stock) without a corresponding increase in the real value of assets 0
- verb water to produce a wavy lustrous finish on (fabrics, esp silk) 0
- noun water the colorless, transparent liquid occurring on earth as rivers, lakes, oceans, etc., and falling from the clouds as rain: chemically a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, it freezes, forming ice, at 0°C (32°F) and boils, forming steam, at 100°C (212°F) 0
- noun water water in a specified form or amount, or occurring or distributed in a specified way, or for a specified use, as drinking or washing 0
- noun water a large body of water, as a river, lake, or sea 0
- noun water the part of the sea contiguous with a specified country, land mass, etc. or the parts away from this 0
- noun water any area in a body of water 0
- noun water the liquid substance of a body of water 0
- noun water water with reference to 0
- noun water its depth 0
- noun water its displacement 0
- noun water its surface 0
- noun water its level in a sea, river, etc. 0
- noun water the water of mineral springs 0
- noun water any body fluid or secretion, as urine, saliva, tears, or gastric and pancreatic juices 0