Synonyms of water

Noun


1. water, H2O, binary compound, liquid

usage: 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

2. body of water, water, thing

usage: 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"

3. water, element

usage: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

4. water system, water supply, water, facility, installation

usage: 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"

5. urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water, body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product

usage: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

6. water, liquid, food, nutrient, nutrient

usage: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

Verb


1. water, irrigate, wet

usage: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

2. water, supply, provide, render, furnish

usage: provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"

3. water, secrete, release

usage: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"

4. water, fill, fill up

usage: fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"

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