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   Wa·ter

   /ˈwôdər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms: "sodium chloride dissolves in water" Similar aquatechnical:Hrare:Adam's ale
   • ▪ water as supplied to houses or commercial establishments through pipes and taps: "each bedroom has a washbasin with hot and cold water"
   • ▪ tides, waves, and other flowing water as a source of energy from which power for domestic or industrial use may be generated: "this involves the exploration of renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, and water"
   • ▪ one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces): "a water sign"
   • ▪ the water of a mineral spring as used medicinally for bathing in or drinking: "resorts where southerners came to take the waters"
   • ▪ a solution of a specified substance in water: "ammonia water"
   • 2. a stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake: "the lawns ran down to the water's edge" Similar seaoceanlakelochpondpoolreservoirriverOpposite land
   • ▪ the surface of an area of water: "she ducked under the water"
   • ▪ found in, on, or near areas of water: "a water plant"
   • ▪ the water of a particular sea, river, or lake: "the waters of Hudson Bay"
   • ▪ an area of sea regarded as under the jurisdiction of a particular country: "Japanese coastal waters"
   • 3. urine: "drinking alcohol will make you need to pass water more often"
   • 4. the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus in the womb, especially as discharged in a flow shortly before birth: "I think my waters have broken"
   • 5. the quality of transparency and brilliance shown by a diamond or other gem.
   • 6. capital stock that represents a book value greater than the true assets of a company.

   verb

   • 1. pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth: "I went out to water the geraniums" Similar sprinklemoistendampenwetspraysplashsoakdousesousedrenchsaturatefloodwaterloghose (down)water downarchaic:soddenOpposite dry outparch
   • ▪ give a drink of water to (an animal): "they stopped to water the horses and to refresh themselves"
   • ▪ (of a river) flow through (an area of land): "the valley is watered by the Pines River"
   • ▪ take a fresh supply of water on board (a ship or steam train): "the ship was watered and fresh livestock taken aboard"
   • 2. (of the eyes) become full of moisture or tears: "Rory blinked, his eyes watering" Similar moistenexude waterbecome wetleakcryweepsalivate
   • ▪ (of a person's mouth) produce saliva, typically in response to the sight or smell of appetizing food: "the smell of frying bacon made Hilary's mouth water" Similar moistenexude waterbecome wetleakcryweepsalivate
   • 3. dilute or adulterate (a drink, typically an alcoholic one) with water: "staff at the club had been watering down the drinks" Similar dilutewater downadd water tothin (out)make thin/thinnerweakenmake weak/weakeradulteratedoctortaintmixinformal:cut
   • ▪ make a statement or proposal less forceful or controversial by changing or leaving out certain details: "the army's report of its investigation was considerably watered down"
   • 4. increase (a company's debt, or nominal capital) by the issue of new shares without a corresponding addition to assets.

   Word Origin Old Englishwæter (noun), wæterian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch water, German Wasser, from an Indo-European root shared by Russian voda (compare with vodka), also by Latin unda ‘wave’ and Greek hudōr ‘water’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. waterer noun
   • 2. waterless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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