water
nouns
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
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"
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
is a type of (narrower)
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
"the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
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"
liquid excretory product
"there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
"he asked for a drink of water"
is a type of (narrower)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
is a type of (narrower)
any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
verbs
supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
"Water the fields"
provide with water
"We watered the buffalo"
secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
"My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
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