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water


Definition: Meaning of, water in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwɔːtə /

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water waters
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  1. liquid the clear liquid without colour, smell, or taste that falls as rain and that is used for drinking, washing etc
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  2. area of water an area of water such as the sea, a lake etc
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  3. area of water the surface of a lake, river etc [↪  underwater]
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  4. waters [plural] a large area of water, especially an ocean that is near or belongs to a particular country
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  5. high/low water the highest or lowest level of the sea and some rivers [=  tide]
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  6. uncharted/troubled/murky waters formal a situation that is difficult, dangerous, or unfamiliar
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  7. be (all) water under the bridge informal used to say that what happened in the past should be forgotten
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  8. like water if you use something or spend money like water, you use or spend large amounts of it when you should try to save it - used to show disapproval
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  9. like water off a duck's back informal if criticism, warnings etc are like water off a duck's back, they have no effect on the person you are saying them to
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  10. somebody's waters break when a PREGNANT woman's waters break, liquid comes from her body just before her baby is born
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  11. water on the brain/knee old-fashioned informal liquid around the brain or knee as the result of a disease
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  12. take the waters old-fashioned to wash yourself in or drink special water that is thought to make you healthy
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  13. make/pass water formal to URINATE
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
water watered watered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
watering waters
  1. plant/land [transitive] if you water plants or the ground they are growing in, you pour water on them
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  2. your eyes water if your eyes water, TEAR s come out of them
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  3. animal [transitive] to give an animal water to drink
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  4. river [transitive usually passive] technical if an area is watered by a river, the river flows through it and provides it with water
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  5. weaken also water down [transitive] to add water to a drink to make it less strong
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water used in phrases

water used in phrasal verbs

  • water down (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something such as a statement or newspaper article less offensive, powerful, or detailed
    2. to add water to a drink or liquid in order to make it less strong
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