water
noun
1 water
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.
synonym: H2O.
Roget 208:
depth;
deepness
etc.
adj.;
profundity,
depression
etc.
(concavity)
252.
hollow,
pit,
shaft,
well,
crater;
gulf
etc.
198;
bowels of the earth,
botttomless pit†,
hell.
soundings,
depth of water,
water,
draught,
submersion;
plummet,
sound,
probe;
sounding rod,
sounding line;
lead.
bathymetry.
[instrument to measure depth]
sonar,
side-looking sonar;
bathometer†.
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Roget 337:
water;
serum,
serosity†;
lymph;
rheum;
diluent;
agua [Sp.],
aqua,
pani†.
dilution,
maceration,
lotion;
washing
etc.
v.;
immersion†,
humectation†,
infiltration,
spargefaction†,
affusion†,
irrigation,
douche,
balneation†,
bath.
deluge
etc.
(water in motion)
348;
high water,
flood tide.
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Roget 425:
transparence,
transparency;
clarity;
translucence,
translucency;
diaphaneity†;
lucidity,
pellucidity†,
limpidity;
fluorescence;
transillumination,
translumination†.
transparent medium,
glass,
crystal,
lymph,
vitrite†,
water.
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Dutch: majem, water, zoetwater
Polish: H2O, woda, tlenek wodoru
2 water
The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean):
— They invaded our territorial waters.
— They were sitting by the water's edge.
synonym: body of water.
Dutch: water
Polish: woda
3 water
Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles).
4 water
A facility that provides a source of water:
— The town debated the purification of the water supply.
— First you have to cut off the water.
synonyms: water supply, water system.
Dutch: watervoorziening
Polish: instalacja wodna, instalacja wodociągowa
5 water
Liquid excretory product:
— The child had to make water.
synonyms: pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee.
Dutch: pies, pis, plas, urine, zeik
Polish: mocz, uryna
6 water
A liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants.
Polish: woda, woda pitna
verb
1 water
Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams:
— Water the fields.
synonym: irrigate.
Roget 337:
be watery
etc.
adj.;
reek.
add water,
water,
wet;
moisten
etc.
339;
dilute,
dip,
immerse;
merge;
immerge,
submerge;
plunge,
souse,
duck,
drown;
soak,
steep,
macerate,
pickle,
wash,
sprinkle,
lave,
bathe,
affuse†,
splash,
swash,
douse,
drench;
dabble,
slop,
slobber,
irrigate,
inundate,
deluge;
syringe,
inject,
gargle.
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Dutch: irrigeren, bevloeien
2 water
3 water
Secrete or form water, as tears or saliva.
4 water
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