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water in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
    "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
    body of water  water 
  2. binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
    water  H2O 
  3. liquid excretory product
    "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
    urine  piss  pee  piddle  weewee  water 
  4. a facility that provides a source of water
    "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
    water system  water supply  water 
  5. a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
    "he asked for a drink of water"
    water 
  6. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
    water 
verb
  1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
    "Water the fields"
    water  irrigate 
  2. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
    "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
    water 
  3. fill with tears
    "His eyes were watering"
    water 
  4. provide with water
    "We watered the buffalo"
    water 
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