waters Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
    Ethel Waters.
  2. noun the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
    amniotic fluid; amnionic fluid.
    • before a woman gives birth her waters break
  3. noun 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
    water; H2O.
  4. noun the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
    water; body of water.
    • they invaded our territorial waters
    • they were sitting by the water's edge
  5. noun once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
    water.
  6. noun a facility that provides a source of water
    water; water supply; water system.
    • the town debated the purification of the water supply
    • first you have to cut off the water
  7. noun liquid excretory product
    weewee; piddle; urine; water; pee; piss.
    • there was blood in his urine
    • the child had to make water
  8. noun a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
    water.
    • he asked for a drink of water
  9. verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
    water; irrigate.
    • Water the fields
  10. verb provide with water
    water.
    • We watered the buffalo
  11. verb secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
    water.
    • My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner
    • His eyes watered
  12. verb fill with tears
    water.
    • His eyes were watering

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