Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun waters

2 senses of waters

Sense 1
Waters, Ethel Waters -- (United States actress and singer (1896-1977))
       INSTANCE OF=> actress -- (a female actor)
       INSTANCE OF=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)

Sense 2
amniotic fluid, amnionic fluid, waters -- (the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break")
       => liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour -- (the liquid parts of the body)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun water

6 senses of water

Sense 1
water, H2O -- (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)
       => binary compound -- (chemical compound composed of only two elements)
       => liquid -- (fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)

Sense 2
body of water, water -- (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")
       => thing -- (a separate and self-contained entity)

Sense 3
water -- (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
       => element -- (one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements")

Sense 4
water system, water supply, water -- (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")
       => facility, installation -- (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility")

Sense 5
urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water -- (liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water")
       => body waste, excretion, excreta, excrement, excretory product -- (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)

Sense 6
water -- (a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water")
       => liquid -- (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)
       => food, nutrient -- (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
       => nutrient -- (any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb water

4 senses of water

Sense 1
water, irrigate -- (supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields")
       => wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face")

Sense 2
water -- (provide with water; "We watered the buffalo")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 3
water -- (secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered")
       => secrete, release -- (generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream")

Sense 4
water -- (fill with tears; "His eyes were watering")
       => fill, fill up -- (become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly")