water

English Thesaurus

1. a facility that provides a source of water (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	facility, installation,
definition	:	a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir,
definition	:	lake used to store water for community use (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	water main,
definition	:	main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	base, infrastructure,
definition	:	the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area (noun.artifact)

2. a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants (noun.food)

hypernym	:	food, nutrient,
definition	:	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)

hypernym	:	nutrient,
definition	:	any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (noun.tops)

hypernym	:	liquid,
definition	:	a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	branch water,
definition	:	pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water (noun.food)

hyponym	:	spring water,
definition	:	water from a spring (noun.food)

hyponym	:	drinking water,
definition	:	water suitable for drinking (noun.food)

3. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (noun.object)

hypernym	:	thing,
definition	:	a separate and self-contained entity (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	backwater,
definition	:	a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam (noun.object)

hyponym	:	bay, embayment,
definition	:	an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf (noun.object)

hyponym	:	channel,
definition	:	a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels (noun.object)

hyponym	:	drink,
definition	:	any large deep body of water (noun.object)

hyponym	:	estuary,
definition	:	the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix (noun.object)

hyponym	:	flowage,
definition	:	a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area (noun.object)

hyponym	:	crossing, ford,
definition	:	a shallow area in a stream that can be forded (noun.object)

hyponym	:	gulf,
definition	:	an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay (noun.object)

hyponym	:	high sea, international waters,
definition	:	the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation (noun.object)

hyponym	:	inlet, recess,
definition	:	an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) (noun.object)

hyponym	:	lake,
definition	:	a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land (noun.object)

hyponym	:	briny, main,
definition	:	any very large body of (salt) water (noun.object)

hyponym	:	mid-water,
definition	:	the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom (noun.object)

hyponym	:	ocean,
definition	:	a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere (noun.object)

hyponym	:	offing,
definition	:	the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area (noun.object)

hyponym	:	polynya,
definition	:	a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas) (noun.object)

hyponym	:	pool, puddle,
definition	:	a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid (noun.object)

hyponym	:	sea,
definition	:	a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land (noun.object)

hyponym	:	seven seas,
definition	:	an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world (noun.object)

hyponym	:	shallow, shoal,
definition	:	a stretch of shallow water (noun.object)

hyponym	:	sound,
definition	:	a large ocean inlet or deep bay (noun.object)

hyponym	:	stream, watercourse,
definition	:	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth (noun.object)

hyponym	:	territorial waters,
definition	:	the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction (noun.object)

hyponym	:	falls, waterfall,
definition	:	a steep descent of the water of a river (noun.object)

hyponym	:	waterway,
definition	:	a navigable body of water (noun.object)

part meronym	:	hydrosphere,
definition	:	the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor (noun.object)

part meronym	:	earth's surface, surface,
definition	:	the outermost level of the land or sea (noun.object)

substance holonym	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

domain category	:	lake,
definition	:	a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land (noun.object)

domain category	:	ocean,
definition	:	a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere (noun.object)

domain category	:	river,
definition	:	a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) (noun.object)

4. 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 (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	binary compound,
definition	:	chemical compound composed of only two elements (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	liquid,
definition	:	fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	tap water,
definition	:	water directly from the spigot (noun.food)

hyponym	:	bath water,
definition	:	water used for a bath (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	dishwater,
definition	:	water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	distilled water,
definition	:	water that has been purified by distillation (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	holy water,
definition	:	water that has been blessed by a priest for use in symbolic purification (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	ground water, spring water, well water,
definition	:	underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	hard water,
definition	:	water that contains mineral salts (as calcium and magnesium ions) that limit the formation of lather with soap (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	limewater,
definition	:	solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	meltwater,
definition	:	melted snow or ice (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	brine, saltwater, seawater,
definition	:	water containing salts (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	fresh water, freshwater,
definition	:	water that is not salty (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	slush,
definition	:	partially melted snow (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	soft water,
definition	:	water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap) (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	bilge, bilge water,
definition	:	water accumulated in the bilge of a ship (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	water of crystallisation, water of crystallization, water of hydration,
definition	:	the water present in hydrated compounds (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 1, h, hydrogen,
definition	:	a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 8, o, oxygen,
definition	:	a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	tear, teardrop,
definition	:	a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body)

substance meronym	:	perspiration, sudor, sweat,
definition	:	salty fluid secreted by sweat glands (noun.body)

substance meronym	:	body of water, water,
definition	:	the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (noun.object)

substance meronym	:	flake, snowflake,
definition	:	a crystal of snow (noun.phenomenon)

substance meronym	:	diamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, poudrin, snow mist,
definition	:	small crystals of ice (noun.phenomenon)

substance meronym	:	ice, water ice,
definition	:	water frozen in the solid state (noun.substance)

5. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	element,
definition	:	one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe (noun.substance)

domain usage	:	archaicism, archaism,
definition	:	the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication)

6. liquid excretory product (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	body waste, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product,
definition	:	waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body (noun.substance)

7. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva (verb.body)

hypernym	:	release, secrete,
definition	:	generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids (verb.body)

8. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

hypernym	:	wet,
definition	:	cause to become wet (verb.change)

hyponym	:	hose, hose down,
definition	:	water with a hose (verb.change)

hyponym	:	flush,
definition	:	cause to flow or flood with or as if with water (verb.change)

hyponym	:	hush,
definition	:	run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals (verb.change)

9. fill with tears (verb.change)

hypernym	:	fill, fill up,
definition	:	become full (verb.change)

10. provide with water (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	furnish, provide, render, supply,
definition	:	give something useful or necessary to (verb.possession)

11. 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 (noun.substance)

derivation	:	irrigate, water,
definition	:	supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

derivation	:	water,
definition	:	provide with water (verb.possession)

derivation	:	watery,
definition	:	relating to or resembling or consisting of water (adj.all)

derivation	:	watery,
definition	:	filled with water (adj.all)

12. liquid excretory product (noun.substance)

derivation	:	make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee,
definition	:	eliminate urine (verb.body)

derivation	:	urinary,
definition	:	of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine (adj.pert)

13. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

derivation	:	watering,
definition	:	wetting with water (noun.act)

derivation	:	irrigation,
definition	:	supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (noun.act)

derivation	:	waterer,
definition	:	someone who waters plants or crops (noun.person)

derivation	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

14. fill with tears (verb.change)

derivation	:	lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, watering,
definition	:	shedding tears (noun.process)

15. provide with water (verb.possession)

derivation	:	water boy, waterer,
definition	:	an assistant who supplies drinking water (noun.person)

derivation	:	waterer,
definition	:	someone who waters plants or crops (noun.person)

derivation	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

16. 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 (noun.substance)

derivation	:	irrigate, water,
definition	:	supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

derivation	:	water,
definition	:	provide with water (verb.possession)

derivation	:	watery,
definition	:	relating to or resembling or consisting of water (adj.all)

derivation	:	watery,
definition	:	filled with water (adj.all)

17. liquid excretory product (noun.substance)

derivation	:	make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee,
definition	:	eliminate urine (verb.body)

derivation	:	urinary,
definition	:	of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine (adj.pert)

18. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams (verb.change)

derivation	:	watering,
definition	:	wetting with water (noun.act)

derivation	:	irrigation,
definition	:	supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc (noun.act)

derivation	:	waterer,
definition	:	someone who waters plants or crops (noun.person)

derivation	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

19. fill with tears (verb.change)

derivation	:	lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, watering,
definition	:	shedding tears (noun.process)

20. provide with water (verb.possession)

derivation	:	water boy, waterer,
definition	:	an assistant who supplies drinking water (noun.person)

derivation	:	waterer,
definition	:	someone who waters plants or crops (noun.person)

derivation	:	h2o, water,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

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