water
1. 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 (Freq. 136)
• Syn:
H2O
• Derivationally related forms:
watery
• Hypernyms:
binary compound, liquid
• Hyponyms:
tap water, bath water, dishwater, distilled water, holy water,
ground water, spring water, well water, hard water, limewater, meltwater,
seawater, saltwater, brine, fresh water, freshwater, slush,
soft water, bilge, bilge water, water of crystallization, water of crystallisation, water of hydration
• Substance Holonyms:
tear, teardrop, perspiration, sweat, sudor,
snowflake, flake, ice, water ice, ice crystal, snow mist,
diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist, body of water
• Substance Meronyms:
hydrogen, H, atomic number 1, oxygen, O, atomic number 8
2. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (Freq. 41)
- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water's edge
• Syn:
body of water
• Topics:
river, lake, ocean
• Hypernyms:
thing
• Hyponyms:
backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink,
estuary, flowage, ford, crossing, gulf, high sea,
international waters, inlet, recess, lake, main, briny,
mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle,
sea, seven seas, shoal, shallow, sound, stream,
watercourse, territorial waters, waterfall, falls, waterway
• Part Holonyms:
hydrosphere, surface, Earth's surface
• Substance Meronyms:
H2O
3. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (Freq. 2)
• Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism
• Hypernyms:
element
4. a facility that provides a source of water (Freq. 2)
- the town debated the purification of the water supply
- first you have to cut off the water
• Syn:
water system, water supply
• Hypernyms:
facility, installation
• Part Holonyms:
infrastructure, base
• Part Meronyms:
reservoir, artificial lake, man-made lake, water main
5. liquid excretory product
- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
• Syn:
urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee
• Derivationally related forms:
piddle (for: piddle), pee (for: pee), piss (for: piss), urinary (for: urine), urinate (for: urine)
• Hypernyms:
body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product
6. a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
- he asked for a drink of water
• Hypernyms:
liquid, food, nutrient
• Hyponyms:
branch water, spring water, drinking water
1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (Freq. 3)
- Water the fields
• Syn:
irrigate
• Derivationally related forms:
irrigation (for: irrigate), waterer, watering
• Hypernyms:
wet
• Hyponyms:
hose, hose down, flush, hush
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. provide with water (Freq. 2)
- We watered the buffalo
• Derivationally related forms:
waterer
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva (Freq. 2)
- My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner
- His eyes watered
• Hypernyms:
secrete, release
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. fill with tears
- His eyes were watering
• Derivationally related forms:
watering
• Hypernyms:
fill, fill up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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