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

2 senses of waterworks

Sense 1
water company, waterworks -- (a public utility that provides water)
       => utility, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation -- (a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation)

Sense 2
waterworks -- (workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community)
       => workplace, work -- (a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today")