American English pronunciation
How to pronounce waters
IPA transcription: ['wɔtɚz]
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Noun
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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
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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”
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once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
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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”
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liquid excretory product
“there was blood in his urine”
“the child had to make water”
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United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
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the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
“before a woman gives birth her waters break”
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a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
“he asked for a drink of water”
Verb
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supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
“Water the fields”
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provide with water
“We watered the buffalo”
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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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fill with tears
“His eyes were watering”
Usage examples
- Still waters run deep.
- The land sits in the watersheds of the Manchaguala, Chamelecon and San Bartolo rivers.
- The jurisdiction took its name from the headwaters that emanate there, the Appomattox River.
- Drained by the Tioga River, Belmont lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed.
- The shearwaters breed only within the Cape Verde Islands.
- The nearest railway station is Waterside Station in Derry.
- Also, it is found in Australian waters, in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- All instruments were performed by Jeff Waters following the dissolution of the previous line-up.
- Colan beach is a very long beach with warm waters.
- A cruise in warm waters in a sleek yacht is fun.