what does water mean?
WATER as NOUN
- Meaning
- facility that provides a source of water
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- the town debated the purification of the water supply
- first you have to cut off the water
Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
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- he asked for a drink of water
Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the part of the earth’’s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water’’s edge
Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- 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
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Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- there was blood in his urine
- the child had to make water
Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WATER as VERB
- Meaning
- secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
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- My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner
- His eyes watered
Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
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Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) water is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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