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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
Synonyms: H2O
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"
Synonyms: body of water
facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
Synonyms: water supply, water system
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
Synonyms: pee, piddle, piss, urine, weewee
a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

verb

supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"
Synonyms: irrigate
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"
fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"