Main entry: water, water supply, water system
Definition: a facility that provides a source of water
Usage: the town debated the purification of the water supply; first you have to cut off the water
Main entry: water
Definition: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
Usage: he asked for a drink of water
Main entry: body of water, water
Definition: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Usage: they invaded our territorial waters; they were sitting by the water's edge
Definition: 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
Main entry: water
Definition: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Main entry: pee, piddle, piss, water, weewee, urine
Definition: liquid excretory product
Usage: there was blood in his urine; the child had to make water
Main entry: water
Definition: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
Usage: My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner; His eyes watered
Definition: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
Usage: Water the fields
Main entry: water
Definition: fill with tears
Usage: His eyes were watering
Main entry: water
Definition: provide with water
Usage: We watered the buffalo