water

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a facility that provides a source of water

   the town debated the purification of the water supply

2. 2
   noun

   a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants

   They asked for a drink of water.

3. 3
   noun

   the part of the earth's surface covered with water, such as a river, lake, or ocean

   The enemy invaded our territorial waters.

4. 4
   verb

   secrete or form water, as tears or saliva

   My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner

5. 5
   verb

   fill with tears

   My eyes were watering after eating the ghost pepper.

6. 6
   verb

   provide with water

   We watered the buffalo

7. 7
   noun

   An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

   By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.

8. 8
   noun

   The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

   He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water From Middle English water, from Old English wæter (“water”), from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”). Cognates * Scots watter (“water”) * Yola wadher, waudher (“water”) * North Frisian waar, weeder, weeter, woar, woor, wååder, wåår (“water”) * Saterland Frisian Woater (“water”) * West Frisian wetter (“water”) * Cimbrian bassar, ba…