English dictionary
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English noun: water | |||
| 1. | water (substance) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | H2O | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | binary compound, liquid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bath water, bilge, bilge water, brine, dishwater, distilled water, fresh water, freshwater, ground water, hard water, holy water, limewater, meltwater, saltwater, seawater, slush, soft water, spring water, tap water, water of crystallisation, water of crystallization, water of hydration, well water | ||
| Substance holonym | atomic number 1, atomic number 8, H, hydrogen, O, oxygen | ||
| Substance meronym | body of water, diamond dust, flake, frost mist, frost snow, ice, ice crystal, ice needle, perspiration, poudrin, snow mist, snowflake, sudor, sweat, tear, teardrop, water, water ice | ||
| 2. | 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 | body of 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 | ||
| 3. | water (substance) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | element | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| 4. | water (artifact) a facility that provides a source of water | ||
| Samples | The town debated the purification of the water supply. First you have to cut off the water. | ||
| Synonyms | water supply, water system | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | facility, installation | ||
| Part holonym | artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir, water main | ||
| Part meronym | base, infrastructure | ||
| 5. | water (substance) liquid excretory product | ||
| Samples | There was blood in his urine. The child had to make water. | ||
| Synonyms | pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body waste, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product | ||
| 6. | water (food) a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants | ||
| Samples | He asked for a drink of water. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | food, liquid, nutrient, nutrient | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | branch water, drinking water, spring water | ||
English verb: water | |||
| 1. | water (change) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams | ||
| Samples | Water the fields. | ||
| Synonyms | irrigate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flush, hose, hose down, hush | ||
| 2. | water (possession) provide with water | ||
| Samples | We watered the buffalo. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| 3. | water (body) secrete or form water, as tears or saliva | ||
| Samples | My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner. His eyes watered. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | release, secrete | ||
| 4. | water (change) fill with tears | ||
| Samples | His eyes were watering. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up | ||
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