English noun: body of water | |||
1. | body of water (object) the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) | ||
Samples | They invaded our territorial waters. They were sitting by the water's edge. | ||
Synonyms | water | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | backwater, bay, briny, channel, crossing, drink, embayment, estuary, falls, flowage, ford, gulf, high sea, inlet, international waters, lake, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, recess, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, territorial waters, watercourse, waterfall, waterway | ||
Part meronym | Earth's surface, hydrosphere, surface | ||
Substance holonym | H2O, water | ||
Domain category | lake, ocean, river | ||