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water

Noun

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 (synset 114869913)
is a type of:
- binary compound - chemical compound composed of only two elements
- liquid - fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
subtypes:
- tap water - water directly from the spigot
- bath water - water used for a bath
- dishwater - water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
- distilled water - water that has been purified by distillation
- holy water - water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification
- ground water, spring water, well water - underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
- hard water - water that contains mineral salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap
- limewater - solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
- meltwater - melted snow or ice
- brine, saltwater, seawater - water containing salts
- fresh water, freshwater - water that is not salty
- slush - partially melted snow
- soft water - water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap)
- bilge, bilge water - water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
- water of crystallisation, water of crystallization, water of hydration - the water present in hydrated compounds
substance holonym:
- atomic number 1, h, hydrogen - a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
- atomic number 8, o, oxygen - a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
substance meronym:
- tear, teardrop - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
- perspiration, sudor, sweat - salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
- body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
- flake, snowflake - a crystal of snow
- diamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, poudrin, snow mist - small crystals of ice
- ice, water ice - water frozen in the solid state
same as: h2o
The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (synset 109248053)
"they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
referred to in:
- lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- ocean - a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
is a type of: thing - a separate and self-contained entity
subtypes:
- backwater - a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- bay, embayment - an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
- drink - any large deep body of water
- estuary - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
- flowage - a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area
- crossing, ford - a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
- gulf - an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
- high sea, international waters - the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation
- inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- briny, main - any very large body of (salt) water
- mid-water - the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom
- ocean - a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- offing - the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
- polynya - a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)
- pool, puddle - a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
- sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- seven seas - an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world
- shallow, shoal - a stretch of shallow water
- sound - a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- territorial waters - the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction
- falls, waterfall - a steep descent of the water of a river
- waterway - a navigable body of water
is a part of:
- hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
- earth's surface, surface - the outermost level of the land or sea
substance holonym: h2o, 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

same as: body of water
Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (synset 114871527)
domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

is a type of: element - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
A facility that provides a source of water (synset 104569944)
"the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"

is a type of: facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
has:
- artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir - lake used to store water for community use
- water main - main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water
is a part of: base, infrastructure - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

same as: water supply, water system
Liquid excretory product (synset 114879875)
"there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

is a type of: body waste, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

same as: pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee
A liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants (synset 107951744)
"he asked for a drink of water"
is a type of:
- food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- nutrient - any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
- liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
subtypes:
- branch water - pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
- spring water - water from a spring
- drinking water - water suitable for drinking

Verb

Supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (synset 200228662)
"Water the fields"

is a type of: wet - cause to become wet
subtypes:
- hose, hose down - water with a hose
- flush - cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- hush - run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
same as: irrigate
Provide with water (synset 202362872)
"We watered the buffalo"

is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
Secrete or form water, as tears or saliva (synset 200069341)
"My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"

is a type of: release, secrete - generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
Fill with tears (synset 200453053)
"His eyes were watering"

is a type of: fill, fill up - become full

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