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water
ˈwɔːtə Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
    E.g. sodium chloride dissolves in water
  • a stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake.
    E.g. the lawns ran down to the water's edge
  • urine.
    E.g. drinking alcohol will make you need to pass water more often
  • the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus in the womb, especially as discharged in a flow shortly before birth.
    E.g. I think my waters have broken
  • the quality of transparency and brilliance shown by a diamond or other gem.
  • capital stock that represents a book value greater than the true assets of a company.
verb
  • pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth.
    E.g. I went out to water the geraniums
  • (of a person's eyes) fill with tears.
    E.g. Rory blinked, his eyes watering
  • dilute or adulterate (a drink, typically an alcoholic one) with water.
    E.g. staff at the club had been watering down the drinks
  • increase (a company's debt, or nominal capital) by the issue of new shares without a corresponding addition to assets.

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