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From Old English wæter, from Proto-Germanic *wat-, from heteroclitic r/n-stem Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (genitive *wednós (“‘of water’”)).
Cognates include German Wasser, Dutch water, Irish uisce, Russian вода (voda), Latin unda and Lithuanian vanduo.
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"wO:t@(\r)/
- (US) enPR: wô'tər, IPA: /ˈwɔtɚ/, /ˈwɑtɚ/, SAMPA: /"wOt@`/, /"wAt@`/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Hyphenation: wa‧ter
- Rhymes: -ɔːtə(r)
Noun
water (1)|
Singular water |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural waters |
water (countable and uncountable; plural waters)
- (uncountable) A clear liquid having the chemical formula H2O, required by all forms of life.
- Can I have a glass of water?
- Your plants need more water.
- By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
- (sometimes countable) Mineral water.
- Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.
- (countable, often in plural) Spa water.
- Many people visit Bath to take the waters.
- (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
- (India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
- (in plural) A sea belonging to particular country.
- The boat was found in within the territorial waters.
- (in plural) Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
- He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. —Psalms 23:2
- (colloquial) Urine.
- (British, in plural) amniotic fluid.
- Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break.
- (North American, in singular) Amniotic fluid.
- Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks.
- (figuratively, in plural or in singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
- (countable) A serving of water.
- I would like to order a water
- Tap water, or well/pump water, as opposed to bottled water.
- Do not drink the water.
- (British, in combination, capitalised) Particular lakes in the lake district.
- That is Coniston Water.
Synonyms
- See Wikisaurus:water
Verb
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Infinitive to water |
Third person singular waters |
Simple past watered |
Past participle watered |
Present participle watering |
to water (third-person singular simple present waters, present participle watering, simple past and past participle watered)
- (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- Sally watered the roses.
- (transitive) To provide (animals) with water.
- I need to go water the cattle.
- (transitive, colloquial) To urinate.
- (transitive) To dilute. Also 'water down'.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water.
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water.
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.
Translations
to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)
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Derived terms
terms derived from "water"Afrikaans
Noun
water (plural waters)
- Colorless, odorless and flavourless liquid, the chemical H2O
- Artificial fluid similar to water.
- (colloquial) Urine.
- Any body of water, such as a river or a lake.
- A disease where water is accumulated
- Waters: large quantity of water, inundation.
Verb
water (past participle gewater)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
water n. (plural waters or wateren, diminutive watertje, diminutive plural watertjes)
- water
- Het water kookte. — The water boiled.
Derived terms
Verb
water
- (intransitive) First-person singular present tense of wateren.
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
water m. inv.
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wat- from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Noun
water n.
- water
- body of water
Inflection
| Root singular | Root plural² | Diminutive singular² | Diminutive plural² | |
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| Nominative | water | watere | waeterke | waeterkes |
| Genitive | waters | watere | waeterkes | waeterkes |
| Locative | wateves | watevese | waeterke | waeterkes |
| Dative¹ | watevem | ? | ? | ? |
| Accusative¹ | water | watere | ? | ? |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
- Plural and diminutive only used for the meaning body of water.
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Water your lawn in the middle of the day?
Q. I am trying to find information about watering your lawn. I have found information about watering your lawn at night and such. But cannot find anything about how much water your need to water your lawn in the middle of the day and how much water is wasted. The project that I am working on is trying to BAN watering your lawn in the middle of the day because it wastes water. If you have any information about watering your lawn or any interesting facts please let me know. This is for a Student Congress Resolution for school. I dont try to save the rain forest on my days off
Asked by Katie - Mon Feb 12 12:42:19 2007 - - 7 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Alright, enough of the old wives tale about how the lawn scorches or burns if you water it during the middle of the day...LOL. Not true. In my whole life, I have never once seen this happen. By the time the bead of water that sits on a blade of grass has a chance to "burn" as stated, it will evaporate from the sunny conditions. Not a chance of scorching possible. As far as watering your turf at nite, this is the worst time to do so. Why? Because it will cause diseases to infect the turf. Most diseases in turf are caused by two or three factors, two of which are moisture and cold weather. Humidity plays a role also. When nite time rolls around you want your "thatch" zone, (area just above ground level on blade of grass) to be dry. By… [cont.]
Answered by $Billy Ray$ Valentine - Mon Feb 12 15:17:38 2007
Q. I am trying to find information about watering your lawn. I have found information about watering your lawn at night and such. But cannot find anything about how much water your need to water your lawn in the middle of the day and how much water is wasted. The project that I am working on is trying to BAN watering your lawn in the middle of the day because it wastes water. If you have any information about watering your lawn or any interesting facts please let me know. This is for a Student Congress Resolution for school. I dont try to save the rain forest on my days off
Asked by Katie - Mon Feb 12 12:42:19 2007 - - 7 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Alright, enough of the old wives tale about how the lawn scorches or burns if you water it during the middle of the day...LOL. Not true. In my whole life, I have never once seen this happen. By the time the bead of water that sits on a blade of grass has a chance to "burn" as stated, it will evaporate from the sunny conditions. Not a chance of scorching possible. As far as watering your turf at nite, this is the worst time to do so. Why? Because it will cause diseases to infect the turf. Most diseases in turf are caused by two or three factors, two of which are moisture and cold weather. Humidity plays a role also. When nite time rolls around you want your "thatch" zone, (area just above ground level on blade of grass) to be dry. By… [cont.]
Answered by $Billy Ray$ Valentine - Mon Feb 12 15:17:38 2007
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