water
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
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.”
Water in a body; an area of open water.
“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.”
A combination of water and other substance(s).
“Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.”
Verb 4 meanings
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
To fill with or secrete water or similar liquid.
“Chopping onions makes my eyes water.”
To get or take in water.
“The ship put into port to water.”
To treat with water.
“The town waters the dirt road for dust prevention.”
Etymology
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”).
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WATER at a glance
WATER has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (W 4 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #266 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with water
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
- MASTER8
One letter away
- LATER5
- CATER7
- MATER7
- WAGER9
- EATER5
- HATER8
- WAFER11
- WAVER11
- TATER5
- PATER7
- RATER5
- WAKER12
- DATER6
- WADER9
- WAXER15
- GATER6
- WALER8
- OATER5
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