water

Meaning

Noun

1. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
2. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
3. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
4. The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
5. Water in a body; an area of open water.
6. A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.
7. A combination of water and other substance(s).
8. A combination of water and other substance(s).
9. A combination of water and other substance(s).
10. A combination of water and other substance(s).
11. A combination of water and other substance(s).
12. (colloquial) A combination of water and other substance(s).
13. The water supply, as a service or utility.
14. A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
15. (colloquial) A person's intuition.
16. Excess valuation of securities.
17. A particular quality or appearance suggestive of water:
18. A particular quality or appearance suggestive of water:

Verb

1. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
2. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
3. To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
4. To get or take in water.
5. (colloquial) To urinate onto.
6. To dilute.
7. To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
8. To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.
9. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.

Synonyms

irrigate

liquid

wet

sprinkle

pour

juice

aquatic

fluid

drink

🥤

fresh water

soak

body of water

river

spray

rain

🌧️

flood

pee

H2O

give drink

stream

wash

🧽

drinking water

aqueous

supply water

splash

moisten

sap

piss

cold water

give to drink

dampen

spill

watery

bathe

of water

urine

drench

slop

shower

🚿

hot water

salivate

grog

temper

dilute

flush

piddle

deep

ooze

fire

🔥

aqua

Translations

eau

🚰

agua

🚰

Wasser

🚰

acqua

🚰

water

🚰

água

🚰

aigua

🚰

νερό

ماء

🚰

arroser

🚰

su

🚰

aqua

🚰

regar

wässern

🚰

Hyphenated as

wa‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɔːtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: water

Inherited from Old English: wæter

Cognate with Northern Frisian: weeter

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Woater

Cognate with Western Frisian: wetter

Cognate with Dutch: water

Cognate with Low German: Water

Cognate with German: Wasser

Cognate with Old Norse: vatn

Cognate with Swedish: vatten

Cognate with Danish: vand

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: vann

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: -

Cognate with Icelandic: vatn

Cognate with Old Irish: coin fodorne

Cognate with Latin: unda

Cognate with Lithuanian: vanduõ

Cognate with Russian: вода́

Cognate with Albanian: ujë

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ὕδωρ

Cognate with Armenian: գետ

Cognate with Sanskrit: उदन्

Cognate with Hittite: 𒉿𒀀𒋻

Inherited from Middle English: wateren

Inherited from Old English: wæterian

Cognate with Scots: watter

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: woaterje

Cognate with Western Frisian: wetterje

Cognate with Dutch: wateren

Cognate with German: wässern

Cognate with Danish: vande

Cognate with Swedish: vattna

Cognate with Icelandic: vatna

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Germanic *watōr
Proto-West Germanic *watar
Old English wæter
Middle English water
English water
From Middle English water, from Old English wæter (“water”), from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”). The development of the /ɔː/ vowel instead of expected */weɪtə(r)/ is irregular and has not been conclusively explained (compare father).
cognates
Cognate with cf, North Frisian weeter (“water”), Saterland Frisian Woater (“water”), West Frisian wetter (“water”), Dutch water (“water”), Low German Water (“water”), German Wasser, Old Norse vatn (Swedish vatten (“water”), Danish vand (“water”), Norwegian Bokmål vann (“water”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic vatn (“water”), Old Irish coin fodorne (“otters”, literally “water-dogs”), Latin unda (“wave”), Lithuanian vanduõ (“water”), Russian вода́ (vodá, “water”), Albanian ujë (“water”), Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), Armenian գետ (get, “river”), Sanskrit उदन् (udán, “wave, water”), Hittite 𒉿𒀀𒋻 (wa-a-tar).

Sentences

Drink like a fish , water only .

The only things that concerned the sheep were food and water .

Drinking too much water in a short period of time can be lethal .

Moisture also refers to the amount of water vapour present in the air .

According to Thucydide, the water from Callirhoe fountain was used for religious rituals , mostly weddings .

Therefore , amides don't have as clearly noticeable acid-base properties in water .