All waterworks synonyms
wa·ter·works
W w noun waterworks
- tears — the act of tearing.
- crying — notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
- weeping — expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes.
- blubbering — Zoology. the fat layer between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made.
- sobbing — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- grieving — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- moisture — condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
- mourning — The expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
- pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- sob — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- teardrop — a tear or something suggesting a tear: A single teardrop rolled down her face.
- wailing — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
- weep — to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- woe — grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description.
- canal — A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- conduit — A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go.
- course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- duct — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- pipeline — a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.
- water system — a river and all its branches.